Snake chokes on its own tail

笨蛇誤吞自己尾巴

A pet snake required emergency veterinary surgery after it attempted to eat his own tail, the Daily Telegraph reported. Reggie, a 3-foot kingsnake in the UK, mistook its tail for another snake and took a bite, but found itself unable to regurgitate the tail due to its backward-facing teeth. The snake's owner was only alerted when it began to choke.

據英國《每日電訊報》報道，英國一條3英尺長名叫雷吉的寵物王蛇誤把自己的尾巴當做另一條蛇，一口吞下。由于蛇牙呈倒鉤狀，尾巴一旦吞下就無法吐出，而蛇的主人直到它開始窒息方警覺。后來，獸醫不得不為它動緊急手術才得以解圍。

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