Quote Originally Posted by Shelby
I don't know the best way.. when I find ticks I just take them with my fingers (or tweezers) and slowly pull straight out. I always have gotten the head out completely, but perhaps I am just lucky.

You'll want to check the rest of your snakes for ticks. They like to nestle underneath the belly scales especially.
Yeah Ive been checking them over everytime i go through them. All of the imports I had gotten looked pretty clean until this. How much of the tick is typically visible when it is under a scale?