So, my really old guy (13 yrs) just shed, but it was very odd, and I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this in older snakes...
Before he even went blue, I noticed that the scales on his belly had detached (still attached to his body, but you could peel the old scale back away from the new scales underneath easily) long before the rest of them did. They were just kind of hanging on, almost like you'd expect from a retained eyecap or something. It was just really bizarre; you could hear them crinkling when he moved. It never looked or felt like an actual retained shed, so I never tried to remove them unless bits flaked off on their own.
He shed last night with no help and no issues whatsoever; everything finally came off together in one piece.

Basically, I'm just wondering if anyone has seen anything like this? I'm not worried or anything since he doesn't seem to be having any problems, just thought it was odd enough to be worth sharing.