They are black, so maybe I am wrong. I just think it's odd that I am not seeing them on her, I check all the time. Even so, she just will not settle down and go in her hide, and I can't say I blame her, I just feel terrible. I contemplated buying a bottle of PAM when I first got her, "just in case," but I naively assumed it would be impossible for her to get mites unless I brought home a second snake that was infested. Very naive.