Quote Originally Posted by Dave Green View Post
I almost don't want to ask because it may come across wrong but are you sure it has mites? Could the black specks that you think are mites just be the black specks that bananas get as they age/grow? I don't want to sound insulting but I think it's worth asking as it may save you a lot of trouble.
I was just about to post this. It sounds like you might be hallucinating. One way to check for the mites pretty definitively is to brace your snakes head and spread the cleft under its chin open. If it has mites, there will be some in there.