Weird "crease"?

[hypnotixdmp]

I've noticed after my BCI shed finally that there are what look like creases in some scales. I also noticed these on some bigger red tails (6ft+) at a friends and am just wandering what it is exactly????




Ball Pythons
0.3 Normals (Coilette, Athena and Mary Jane)
1.0 Pastel (De Sol)
1.0 Spider (Zeus)
1.0 Mojave (Prometheus)

Boa Constrictors
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Stella)
0.1 BCI (Kiyoko)
0.1 Dumerils Boa (Gloria)
0.1 Yellow Anaconda (Serenity)

[jschwe]

My boa gets creased like that where she is coiled up if she has been lying in the same place for a while. I think it's just like when you sleep in one spot and then get an imprint from the blanket on your face. I can't speak for yours but judging by the picture it looks very similar.

[Kaorte]

Yeah I notice the creases on my big boa and my ball pythons sometimes if they've been coiled up for a while.

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[EAC Reptiles]

My boa gets creased like that where she is coiled up if she has been lying in the same place for a while. I think it's just like when you sleep in one spot and then get an imprint from the blanket on your face. I can't speak for yours but judging by the picture it looks very similar.

I'm going with the same concept. All my larger boas have the same thing when coiled up tightly for awhile. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[DooLittle]

I've seen it on my boa too. Usually when I take him out and he has been curled into a corner. I'm sure its just "crinkled" scales.

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[Evenstar]

What everyone else said!!!

[Aztec4mia]

This happens to most heavy body snakes when they lay in a position for while; like a hide. It seems I see it happen more often right before a shed. It's really bad in obese snakes, but it's pretty normal.

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This happens to most heavy body snakes when they lay in a position for while; like a hide. It seems I see it happen more often right before a shed. It's really bad in obese snakes, but it's pretty normal.