Rat scratched my snake's eye, please help!!!

[Ax01]

Another reason why not to feed live sorry buddy,as for the owner please take it to a vet before it catches an infection. Good luck.

This is a predominantly American populated forum so I'd probably advise against posting comments like that .... just speaking from experience ..

Why does geography matter? Because in the U.S. we are more likely to feed live? I personally feed all but two balls pythons (out of around 45) frozen thawed and they take without hesitation. The other two will eventually switch over, I am certain. I agree with the people that have said, switch to frozen thawed. No chance of injury, no chance of internal or external parasites, etc. The benefits are considerable.

Warren

i'm not sure about his experience in live feeding, but Zincubus has a lotta emotions tied to anti-live feeding. it's not an American thing to feed live or bash those that don't, but he seems to take it personally. i prefer to feed frozen-thawed myself, but we are dealing with BP's here and they're notoriously picky eaters. i have a few BP's that take live only. I continue to attempt to convert them, but i will feed them live prey with supervision rather than let them shrivel up.

to OP, it looks like it's a scratch or bite on the scale above the eye. Looks like the rat may have gotten the actual eyeball too, which is attempting to scab up. movement from your BP is shifting and loosening the scab. get a vet to check the wound, also look for an infection. Best of luck.