Is my BPs face swollen???

[mervsmom]

The second picture makes me think there is some swelling. The third picture makes it look a little lopsided so yeah, possible swelling on the left side.

I remember hearing some stories of snakes getting a little swollen around the face just before shedding...but I don't know the validity of that.

Has anything changed as far as the personality or habits? Is the snake pushing at the corners of the habitat or trying to tunnel in the substrate? Are you feeding live meals or frozen? Did they maybe hit something during a feeding strike and maybe break a tooth?

Just some ideas on what could have happened.
Obviously, if it looks worse, I would go to a vet and try and get it looked at. Sometimes an abscess or mouthrot will cause swelling like this as well but there's usually more swelling or signs as well.

Hopefully it's something minor and improves on it's own but again, of anything becomes worse, definitely head to a vet.

He recently shed maybe about a week ago. No tunneling but I could have missed him rubbing or pushing at the enclosure. He has been in his warm side hidey hole most of the time and at night likes to sit on his branches. I feed frozen, last feeding before today was 11/30 and I did not notice any swelling until now.
He has in the past gotten confused about the radiant heat panel and struck it so maybe that happened. Ill keep an eye out and post here if it gets worse, hopefully with better pics during the day when the enclosure light is on. I will keep the vet in mind!