Tigers bring gods with skin cancer to take medicine hidden in the rat's body

The 18-year-old king cobra is diagnosed with skin cancer by doctors, whose skin is gradually turning purple and purple.

The 18-year-old king cobra was diagnosed with skin cancer in February, the Denver Post reported on May 8. Zoo staff in the city of Denver, Colorado, USA have never met this case before.

The zoo tried to create a treatment regimen exclusively for cobra."Every animal is important," said Betsy Stringer, a zoo worker. "I love this snake very much and I will do everything to save it."

Cobra has skin cancer at Denver Zoo.(Photo: Denver Zoo).

Staff Tim Trout was the first to notice that the tiger skin of the king turned purple and purple. The snake also has a marked weight loss. Trout knew two signs that the snake was unwell. Trout has been working at Denver Zoo since 2000 and the cobra was brought here a few months later. Therefore, he is very attached to the animal.

The zoo has taken the snake nine times to take X-rays and blood tests. The results show that cancer cells have spread to the entire body of the snake. This is not the first animal to have cancer. But according to Trout, the tiger-bearing tiger is only 18 years old and only has two-thirds of its life. Snake can still live until 25 years of age if maintaining good health.

The easiest way to control cancer is radiotherapy. The zoo will have to take the snake to Colorado State University, which has the right equipment. The snake's cancer has spread to the entire body instead of just concentrated in one position.

Denver Zoo has established its own treatment regimen. Stringer took the cat's regimen and adapted it to the tiger god. Using the same medicine for humans, zoo staff put the pill in the throat of a dead mouse and feed the tiger to the king.

The results are more or less positive. The process of blood testing shows that the snake's disease has progressed and it has eaten more. The zoo hopes that the treatment will help the snake reduce pain, increase longevity and live better.