HELP! My ball python has substrate in his mouth

[purlaze]

thank you for all of that, my ball python just ate a couple of shavings and i was crying trying to get them out of his mouth thinking he was about to die lol

[Louie]

I do use coconut husk but at the same time I feed my snake at different container. Some say it's unnecessary or pointless but for me it's been working and whatnot. Just saying

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537 using Tapatalk 2

[Havalian]

Unless you snake swallowed a very large piece it should not be a problem. I remember the first time this happened to me years after I got my snake; I was very unsettled. My snake absolutely HATES having its head touched so for the most part I keep my fingers a few inches away, and when I tried to get it out my snake wanted no parts of it. The first time my snake had gotten a piece wedged right in the side of its mouth, almost like a tobacco dip. When I woke up the next morning it was gone but I skipped class to take my snake to the vet anyhow. I was informed that due to the size of my snake and the size of the piece of substrate I was describing it would not be an issue for my snake to pass it. They also told me that despite having no hands it was possible my snake had dislodged the piece itself during the night.
Just another story to assuage your feelings of dread.
Unless you're talking about your snake choking down a piece the size of a meal I don't think it's an issue.