Reptiles as pets

Many people have pets, some of the pets are more exotic than others.  One of the more common "exotic" animals are snakes, and other large reptiles.  I think that if you will have the means to care for the animals currently and in the future, along with enough space for the animal to be comfortable for a large amount of time.  If a person is going to take a reptile in as a pet they should take how long the animals live and the size that the animal will grow to into account.  One of the snakes most commonly kept as pets, the burmese python can grow to be 20 feet long and over 200 pounds.  I think that keeping the animals as pets, if you are able to, is amazing and an acceptable idea.

Platyhelminthes

Schistosoma japonicum - Looks like most flatworms but with a fishtail, it grows to 15mm in length.  Males are shorter than females.  This type of flatworm is found in the Southeast regions of Asia.  This species causes schistosomiasis at this time there are no vaccines.

Paragonimus westermanii is a lung fluke found primarily in Asia.  Prazipuantel is the drug typically perscribed with a 95% success rate.  To asssist in the prevention fully cook all crustations and other seafood.










Taenia solium is a tapeworm found worldwide.  T. solium is a white segmented tapeworm.  It is found in undercooked pork.  Prazupuantel is the drug used for treatment.  The best way to avoid contracting the tapeworm in to avoid undercooked meat.











Citations:
Photos:
http://drugline.org/img/term/schistosoma-japonicum-13250_0.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S4p4gIZTmxdR5MdPIxAFSVHXOCQBuHy4df9xHTfq6owBY96F-AnEqeAAy75PRWEwgB2ENwvtGh8StMH0w_RaWvx0dT0h4XftOj3rEsrIZ7vz1Cq8xpf_JbHUgxTz-Ygr_MlhCuZeesU/s400/compAdultos+de+Paragonimus+westermani.jpg
http://www.chaffey.edu/mathandscience/TR/categories/photos/taenia.soleum.scolex.40x.jpg

Information:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Schistosoma_japonicum/
http://atlas.or.kr/atlas/alphabet_view.php?my_codeName=Paragonimus%20westermani
 http://www.chaffey.edu/mathandscience/TR/categories/photos/taenia.soleum.scolex.40x.jpg