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My ball python's tail is bleeding!
 
I wiped my hand over her tail and i noticed scales on my fingers. Then I noticed she was bleeding
she had recently shed too
is it scale Rot?
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Pictures aren't showing up! I don't know if it's just me...
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Re: My ball python's tail is bleeding!
The pics aren't showing for me either.
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This is OP's pic, rehosted on imgur for visibility.
I can't locate the source of the bleeding... it's hard to tell if it's coming from under the scales, or what??
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Maybe it's broken tail? 
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Re: My ball python's tail is bleeding!
Did she recently poo or shed?
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I don't know what's going on, but it looks like that snake needs to see a vet. Bleeding from the vent isn't abnormal during shed, but I don't think that's what's going on here. If you saw scales on your hand as well... yeah, I would see a vet immediately. 
Also, is it just me, or does anyone else see an odd bend in the tail right before the bloody area?
Last edited by Penultimate; 08-13-2015 at 05:00 AM.
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Re: My ball python's tail is bleeding!
To me it looks like the tail got crushed/pinched pretty good.I would take to the vet.
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Looks like stuck shed on the tail, maybe multiple layers. Over time it can dry out, constrict the tail, cut off circulation, and cause an infection or necrotic tail.
Bump up the humidity and try soaking your snake to see if you can remove the stuck shed ASAP. Also make a vet visit, those red streaks look like the start of an internal infection.
Whenever your snake sheds always check the eyes and tail tip, those areas are critical.
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Re: My ball python's tail is bleeding!
 Originally Posted by bcr229
Looks like stuck shed on the tail, maybe multiple layers. Over time it can dry out, constrict the tail, cut off circulation, and cause an infection or necrotic tail.
Bump up the humidity and try soaking your snake to see if you can remove the stuck shed ASAP. Also make a vet visit, those red streaks look like the start of an internal infection.
Whenever your snake sheds always check the eyes and tail tip, those areas are critical.
I would agree it looks like multiple layers of stuck shed on the tail.
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