Quote Originally Posted by jglass38
Those are most likely Aphids which come with any bark type bedding. They will cause no harm to the snake. You can get rid of them by baking the substrate. Snake mites are black (sometimes red) and the size of a period. They will most likely be on and all over the snake.

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whew, thanks for that info! i was wondering why there were so many of them but none were bothering the snake at all.

i will soon be moving her to a new and larger tank and i will either bake the substrate or use something different.

thanks for the welcome as well