The colon appeared anechoic with hyperechoic floating urates. Spleen appeared as a small regular sphere slightly more hyperechoic than the liver. Gall bladder appeared as an anechoic focal area well caudal to the liver. A large central hepatic vein was evident on examination. The liver was elongated echogenicity of the liver was homogenous, and the vena cava appeared as a hyperechogenic line dividing the liver into two halves on transverse plane. The snakes were scanned across the ventral body wall methodically from a rostral to caudal direction using transverse and sagittal scanning planes to enable all organs to be identified. Cardiac mode of the ultrasound was used for better visualisation of coelomic organs. A thick layer of acoustic coupling gel was applied ventrally to ensure optimal contact between the probe and the snake’s scales. The snakes were restrained without anaesthesia, with help of a restraining tube and held in ventrodorsal recumbency by two assistants. Ultrasonography was performed using a Doppler ultrasound unit equipped with a probe of 6.0 to 10 MHz frequency. A total of ten adult Indian spectacled cobras and six adult Russell vipers were used for this study. There is scarcity of reports on ultrasonographic studies of the coelomic cavity in Indian spectacled cobra ( Naja naja) and Russell viper ( Daboia russelii). Books & VINcyclopedia of Diseases (Formerly Associate).VINcyclopedia of Diseases (Formerly Associate).
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