well we have provent a mite on hand in case,thank you for your quick responses too.she is very snappy though and we rarely go near her without gloves,the problem with the tick is that its right near her eye and we cant do anything cos shell hiss or snap.our other snakes have never given us the cold shoulder like she does...lol.ithinkimight just take her toa vet tomorrow too see what he says,just incase