Strange Dark Patch of Skin

[jitami]

I'm leaning toward skin/scale scrape as well. Thanks for the macro pics. It really is bizarre looking..

[EasternGirl]

Good link Emily. It's amazing how much it does look like a burn of some sort. I looked in my snake ailments book to try to find something under skin disorders...nothing useful there. The only pics I could find that looked anything like what your snake is presenting were burns. I think at this point, the skin scraping would be the best way to try to figure out what is going on. Keep us posted.

[guidofatherof5]

Things have not gotten any worse for this girl. Still waiting for her to go opaque. Hoping this area will disappear with the old shed.

[guidofatherof5]

I'm still waiting on this female to shed(not in sight). This strange patch has dried out and feels like a scab now. It's even constricted the skin at that location. You can see that the lateral stripe has been pulled toward the dorsal stripe. This makes me think this is a physical injury/burn of some kind.
I have no idea where this injury could have occurred and it continues to be a mystery. The next shed will hopefully show that it is healing and repairing itself.
The snakes attitude is good and she is active and eating well.

[RedSidedSPR]

Hope it's not too serious

[guidofatherof5]

Took a few more macros of this strange patch injury.
Still waiting for this girl to shed. Been feeding her a little more then normal. Hoping a shed will be forthcoming.
This thing is such a mystery.

[chris-uk]

Still looks like a burn or a chemical burn to me.

Nice macro shots.

[guidofatherof5]

Still looks like a burn or a chemical burn to me.

Nice macro shots.

Thanks for the compliment Chris. They better be at the price I paid for that Canon EF lens.
I agree but can't find anything to prove it out. Nothing to get burned on and no chemicals used on or around the snakes. She has never escaped or been out of the enclosure since she came to the Ranch as a wild caught girl (from my back yard).

[guidofatherof5]

She is finally heading into opaque(shedding) phase. I hope to see some improvements in this area.

[RedSidedSPR]

If its a burn, where would it have happened?? Heat lamp?