What's on my BP's eye?

[hoo-t]

It's the edge of the eyecap, as the others said. I helped Mrs. Snake get hers off the other day. The skin appears white around the eye b/c it has a fold in it. The eyecap is most likely still there, too. You can try the shed assist tutorial. Or use a little olive oil and a washcloth. Be very gentle with the eye, but IMHO, you should try to get it off if your snake can't do it on his own. Maybe wait until he digests first?

I disagree with this. If the snake's owner doesn't know for sure that the snake has a retained eyecap, it could be very dangerous to the snake's eye to try and remove it, especially with so many people recommending tape to do it (which I disagree with even more). Also, the scale around the edge of the eye is separate from the eyecap, and can be retained if the eyecap isn't. You CAN very gently wipe with a wet washcloth to see if it comes off, but I wouldn't take it any further than that. It won't hurt anything and should come off the next shed (same with an eyecap).

Steve