What are these bumps on the back of our new Gray Banded King??

[evil mechanic]

Hello, we got a gray banded kingsnake from a reptile show this weekend and noticed after we got her home that she has 3 or 4 bumps on her back. they arent off to the side, but rather centered down her back. we somehow didnt notice them untill she was home. she is going to the vet tomorrow, but i was wondering if anyone knows what they are in the meantime.

id post up pictures , but im not allowed for some reason. if anyone wants me to email them a picture of it i will.

[Brandon Osborne]

Email your pics and I'll take a look. It's very hard to say what it could be without a visual.

[rabernet]

If you save your picture to photobucket, you should be able to post the picture. Why do you think that you aren't allowed to post a picture in the thread?

[icygirl]

Are the bumps squishy/soft to the touch, or hard? Are they the same color as her scales or discolored? Again, hard to say without pics... Hopefully the vet will give you some answers.

[evil mechanic]

If you save your picture to photobucket, you should be able to post the picture. Why do you think that you aren't allowed to post a picture in the thread?

i think its because i dont have a high enough post count yet.

[evil mechanic]

Are the bumps squishy/soft to the touch, or hard? Are they the same color as her scales or discolored? Again, hard to say without pics... Hopefully the vet will give you some answers.

They are hard and the same color as her scales. She goes in at 12pm today so i'll let you know what happens. I hope its not cancer. Could snakes be born with cancer?

[blackcrystal22]

i think its because i dont have a high enough post count yet.

That shouldn't make a difference.
Try uploading it in your gallery on here or going to imageshack.us and upload it and copy the direct link to this.
You won't get in trouble, I promise. :]

[evil mechanic]

ok direct links from photobucket.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/DSC07945.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/DSC07946.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/DSC07947.jpg

last one just to show her off!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/DSC07948.jpg

[Brandon Osborne]

It looks typical of spinal kinks, which is thought to be associated with vitamin deficiencies in productive females. From what I know, this seems to be a common problem with baby gray-bands, although your animal does not look like a baby. I hope you got it at a really good price. A trustworthy breeder would not sell a snake like that.

[evil mechanic]

its a baby. we were told she just hatched. she is only maybe 4 or 5 inches long and no wider than a pencil. picked her up for $50 at M.A.R.S. reptile show this past weekend. the craziest part about it is neither of us noticed the bumps when inspecting her at the show.

so is this something that will go away with proper care, or are they there for life?