Diseases that Threaten  Connecticut's Wildlife

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• May be from fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, but additional fungi are often isolated from affected snakes

• Documented in 9 states - not CT, but Massachusetts

• May be fatal, but snakes are solitary creatures so spreading and population impacts are unknown

• Signs:

  • scabs or crusty scales

  • subcutaneous nodules (lumps under skin)

  • abnormal molting

  • white cloudiness of eyes