Strange injury.

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Originally Posted by leakyfawcet

He does have a heat mat stuck to the bottom of his enclosure as well, but it never gets hot to the touch. I will unplug it as suggested.

Thanks for all the help guys. I'm going to keep an eye on it and if there isn't an improvement by the weekend I will bring him for his first visit to the vet.

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What is not considered hot to you can be enough to burn your animal. The water you shower in is well over 100* and doesn't burn, but temps that high are more then enough to burn your snake.

I don't think 100F is going to burn a snake, but temperatures over that very well could.

It looks more like scale rot to me, though, and I see reddening up further than just at the vent. I would consult a vet.