I took him outside the other day for a "walk," since it was sunny and 73 degrees! He did not tongue flick once! Nor when he came back in. I am still concerned about that.

But he did do a huge pee - there were urates every where. I will post the picture tomorrow. Just wondering if this is normal for black rat snakes - it was not in one little globule like my other snakes do. At least I know he's hydrated!

The skin and internal lump continue to dry out. I think with two sheds he will be back to complete health - barring a little scarring.

Overall, he's doing good!