Do corn snakes carry salmonella on thier external body?
Answer Jeff, I could go on all day about this, but I’ll try to keep it brief. Salmonella is a bacterium, and there are many strains of it. Most cases of salmonella sickness in humans come from the kitchen, more specifically from raw chicken. Back in the 70’s when the law was passed about the turtles under 4 inches; it was done because there were people who caught salmonella from the little pet turtles they bought. Here to, I believe one could trace the salmonella back to chicken as the turtle farms were using the left overs from chicken processing plants as food. Most modern cases of reptile borne salmonella sickness are coming from iguanas. Here to lets look at the facts. Iguanas are herbivores, so chicken isn’t the problem right? Well, maybe it is, people rarely handle raw chicken it their homes properly. I used to be a certified food handler before I started teaching and I remember when I took the course how much emphasis was placed on the proper handling of raw chicken. It boiled d
