okay this may seem confusing but the ball python i got was from my neighbor,his brother owned it but was in jail and couldn't take care,neighter could my neighbor,it was being kept at low teperatures and haden't been fed in a long time like 6 months. so i got it from him being slight knowledgeable about reptiles mainly turtles and iguanas,i've had him for about 4 to 5 months now he's grown quiet bigg and there hasen't seem to be any sighs of malnutrion,or infections,in the time i have had him he has sheded about four times but the last three were in pieces but he just sheded yesterday and it was in two full pieces so i thought cool he's doing better,so figuring he was hungrey i tossed him a medium rat out of excitement he bite it on the tale and didn't wrap quiet good enough so he got bit a time or two as he struggled to wrap the rat he finally got it though and ate it down but as he moved across the tank i noticed marking's not on the belly but slightly off the side, that are darkish brown i'm not sure what a burn looks like, but he did just shed and thats when i noticed them but i just fed him,so i dont want to handle him immediately i'll have to wait till tomorrow to actully see what they are, but if any one has previous knowledge of snake burns or pic's i would like to hear from you