Definitely looks like something from a stuck shed staying on the tail too long. It looks like it could be infected, it's hard to say. I would use only newspaper or paper towels as substrate till it's fixed and put some neosporin on it. Make sure there are no pain killers in the neo. If it doesn't get better or gets worse a trip to the vet is definitely the next step. My guess is that a shed or two had built up. It's easy to miss a stuck shed on just the tip of the tail. I just had it happen, but luckily the snake was fine. I'm not sure if it can happen from just one stuck shed, but I would guess that it's possible on a young snake that is growing fast. I have heard that it's from the stuck shed pinching the tail, no idea if that's true, but sounds legit to me.
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