i shall just continue to post on here then, thanks adamanteus....
when i first saw the lumps I was shocked, all of my other snakes have never had health issues and they are a few years old...and this garter is still quite small for garters go...
i shall take him to the vet immediately, i had hopped that there might be a simple solution, like bathing him or an ointment, but the vet will work just fine...again, thanks for the advice