Light Spots in Young BPs Eyes?

Noticed some odd coloration in the eyes of my young female super special. She has yellowish-white patches at the top of each eye, similar in color to her scales. We've had her a little while and I haven't seen any change. She is eating great, navigates well, and tracks movement like a pro but I haven't seen this type of coloration before and my google deep dives aren't digging up much so I'd love to know if anyone else has seen this. I am hoping it is just a unique trait and not a medical scare or a birth defect. We love her very much and bought her with the intention of breeding her in a few years.

There are no reptile specialists in my city or the next few over. There is a teaching hospital but they don't specialize in reptiles so having an idea of where to start is usually very helpful.

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Pretty common, don't worry about it. :)
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...eye_fgvu2r.jpg
HGW/Lesser

My coral glow crystal gal has grey on the upper iris and it darkens down to sapphire. Some variation it totally fine.

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

Pretty common, don't worry about it. :)
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...eye_fgvu2r.jpg
HGW/Lesser

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Thank you for the picture! I am glad to hear it is normal. Hers almost seemed to overlap her pupil which is what really threw me. Behavior gave no signs for concern but I wanted to cover every base.

Light spots in the eyes on snakes tends to reinforce their camouflage- as in the photo above shared by Lord Sorril, the light area is adjacent to light color scales around the eyes. That makes the eyes a little harder to see by the snake's prey (or predators), which in turn helps the snake be more successful at hiding, hunting & overall survival. ;) Not only is it "normal" but it's a good thing.