What could it be?

[Aric]

Ive got a couple with the same thing. But one has about 30 white scales on him.

[djslurp1200]

Ive got a couple with the same thing. But one has about 30 white scales on him.

Well I never exactly counted the white scales themselves but I believe theirs like 3 or 4 maybe even 5 markings on it where it's a solid snow white area of scales and then theres a black outline around the scales...its just f'ing with me not knowing what it is about...I think I'm going to try to buy it off of him and breed it...I guess that's one way to findout something about it...
Who knows maybe it'll prove out and i'll have a new morph lol

[Kara]

Sounds like scars to me, esp. since there's black pigmentation around the white scales. Scarring doesn't always result in disfigurement of the affected scales.



K~

[djslurp1200]

Sounds like scars to me, esp. since there's black pigmentation around the white scales. Scarring doesn't always cause the scales to be disfigured - sometimes it just affects pigmentation.



K~

Wouldn't there be some kind of damage to the scales themselves? Maybe some scratches or something...some kind of marks? I'm just wondering...The animal itself has no visual scars... (not saying that the markings aren't a scar but...)
I'm just really curious about it...the animal itself looks flawless.

[djslurp1200]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not disagreeing with you or saying that it couldn't be scars I'm just trying to keep an open mind about it...

I've just never seen anything like it before...

[djslurp1200]

Sounds like scars to me, esp. since there's black pigmentation around the white scales. Scarring doesn't always result in disfigurement of the affected scales.



K~

Anything else that you think it COULD be?

[Aric]

heres a pic of one of the spots on my guy, hes got more on his body.

Pic

is that what is looks like? I have seen several balls with a white "blotch" caused by a burn though.

[djslurp1200]

heres a pic of one of the spots on my guy, hes got more on his body.

Pic

is that what is looks like? I have seen several balls with a white "blotch" caused by a burn though.

Not quite, it's more mid body (where the markings are) and it's straight SNOW white in color... and it's multiple scales...each marking is atleast the size of a quarter and up...

[Kara]

Wouldn't there be some kind of damage to the scales themselves? Maybe some scratches or something...some kind of marks? I'm just wondering...

Hmmm....

Scarring doesn't always result in disfigurement of the affected scales.~

Just saying in my experience, what you're seeing is most likely scars, especially since the white spots are bordered by black scales...this is very typical of shallow scarring on snake scales.

K~

[djslurp1200]

well I appreciate your input Kara...I'll get pictures up ASAP and let everyone see for themselves as well...