VETERINARY MEDICAL CARE FOR THE TIGER RAT SNAKE (Spilotes pullatus)
Abstract
The objective of this study was to review the applied veterinary medical work related to the care of the tiger rat snake (Spilotes pullatus). This is an integrative literature review study, carried out from June to November 2022, in the following databases: Google Scholar, Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health (PubMed), Latin American and Caribbean Literature (Lilacs), Periodicals Capes, using “Spilotes pullatus” and “Veterinary” as descriptors. Inclusion criteria were works related to veterinary medical care with the Spilotes pullatus snake. Exclusion criteria were articles not related to the proposed theme, duplicated works and review articles. As a result, 218 works were found and ten of these were selected directly related to veterinary care with the tiger rat snake, such as parasitological diagnoses, radiological diagnoses, surgeries and physiological monitoring. It is concluded that the development and dissemination of more works are extremely important in the area of veterinary care, which will provide support to professionals directly linked to the well-being and health of snakes.
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