Quote Originally Posted by snakegirl4life View Post
My baby ball python Maxwell has some very strange feeling scales on his belly, but only when you start down at his tail and softly run your fingers up his belly towards his head, it feels like my fingers catch a few scales along the way and pulls them up slightly, also if he is slithering on a surface and you pick him up or scoot him backwards you can hear the scales catching on the surface and coming up a little bit, its kind of hard to explain, its kinf of like a hangnail. but with scales. there are a few of them. im new to snakes, Maxwell is my first one, so i dont really know if this is just something thats normal, or if hes got something wrong with the scales on his belly. thanks in advance.
the belly scales are supposed to be rough if you feel from the tail to the head. the purpose of this is from traction while slithering. certain ways they flex their muscles and use them to help them in their forward motion.

as long as the scales are not wrinkled looking or discolored its probally fine. too much humidity could also cause scales to feel rough if you run your fingers from head to tail. if you could take pics of the belly we could tell you for sure if there is something of concern or its just normal.