Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
That looks fairly typical for a "baby snake". (And human babies have NO room to brag either- just saying. )

And I've seen similar stuff plenty of times from young snakes.

Another thing to consider is that in his new home (with you) he's probably drinking water that's different from where he was housed previously- & if you're using municipal water supplies, there are generally some purification chemicals added to it. We get quite used to it, where we hardly notice it, but a little snake that's suddenly drinking water with a little more chlorine (etc) in it might well get an upset stomach. Especially since his prey isn't doing anything to counter any reaction he might have to the change in water.

Water that's perfectly safe for the human immune system (of any age) may contain minor contaminants that will bother your snake just a little bit too. I used to live in the desert, & in the summertime the water coming thru the pipes became a bit warm, even when you turned on the "cold" tap. When water sits in the pipes & it's warmer than usual, it may allow some minor contaminants to proliferate just a bit: I don't think it was a coincidence that twice in the summertime, the mice I raised happened to come down with diarrhea, & had to be treated with doxycycline (which rendered those treated unsuitable as feeders, but kept my colony alive for the future generations that were fine). So that's yet another possibility- not knowing where you live, of course.
Thank you so so much! definitely put my mind at ease! My first ball python was nearly a year old when I had gotten him so I've never seen any that looked like this! You definitely made some good points that I hadn't considered! I'll definely keep an eye on him but I'm so relieved to hear that it looks fairly normal for a baby snake haha! I really appreciate the fast responses!