New Owner Worried- Strange Scales, Please Help

I'm a fairly new owner, it's been a great time so far but I'm worried at the moment. This morning I found strange scales on his underbelly, could anyone help identify?

http://sta.sh/01zjbwn1eil6

could be a burn? there's definite discoloration across the underbelly, but the side looks most affected.
to rule out a burn: how to you monitor temps in the enclosure? what are you using as a heat source? is the heat source regulated with a thermostat?

Hard to tell & see in a pic but its looks like a infection could be starting. You dont use a Heat Rock do you?
I don't know what to tell you as I use Vets when a problem arises at all. Maybe someone else has seen that. It doesn't look like Scale Rot to me.. More like Burn or infection starting.

I've got a heat lamp and a pad under the tank in his hide area, that could be it because unfortunately the heat pad is not regulated

Your going to cook him. Heat Mats ( especially ones from Petsmart chain stores) heat up to 140. They specifically say in the directions must be regulated by the thermostat. You are cooking that snake

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Originally Posted by Silk

I've got a heat lamp and a pad under the tank in his hide area, that could be it because unfortunately the heat pad is not regulated

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Why on earth do you not have it on a thermostat?!?! Then yes it's probably a burn! Take your snake to the vet. And unplug the heat pad NOW until you get a thetmostat.

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