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 Patch on head
My snake has a small patch on the top of his head just back from and midway between his eyes it looks like a scab, I noticed what looked like a sore spot there about a week ago but he had just had a very patchy molt at the time so I thought it was some retained skin. Does anybody have any ideas what it could be?
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Re: Patch on head
Hard to say without being able to see it. Could be a patch of dried, retained skin. Could be a patch of new scales that are dry. (My bp occasionally has a few specks of grayish colored scales after a shed, but they're not retained skin...just new skin that is dryer than normal)
Could be a scab from an injury...but if so, how did the injury get there? Rodent bite? Burn? Cage rub?
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Re: Patch on head
they are of a greyish colour and did appear after the molt and as i said there did appear to be a sore spot there do you think he could have rubbed himself and caught it somehow I will try to get a pic of it put up on here so you can have a look
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Re: Patch on head
 Originally Posted by t0m541
they are of a greyish colour and did appear after the molt and as i said there did appear to be a sore spot there do you think he could have rubbed himself and caught it somehow I will try to get a pic of it put up on here so you can have a look
Can you imagine anything in the enclosure he could rub on and catch himself hard enough to break the skin? 
A little patch of grayish colored scales though, is probably totally normal. Does he still have a sore? Was it in the exact same spot as the off-colored scales, or just near it?
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Re: Patch on head
how do i put a pic on here cause I just took a couple of him
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Last edited by iceman25; 02-12-2007 at 12:09 PM.
Reason: Adding URL
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Re: Patch on head
You need to close your tag [img] url here! [/img] 
Here's his gallery image http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...2022007075.jpg (it's huge!!)
1.0 Ball Python, Orey
I almost always have new snake photos - check here!
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Re: Patch on head
yes i know it is a bit large not very clear he's not one for holding still for the camera
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Re: Patch on head
Unfortunately, I can't tell a thing from the picture.
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