broken tail bones???

[Snake lover 3-25]

So meadow, my big girl has some kind of bony thing under her skin about 1/2 an inch below the cloaca on the right side (when the tail is facing you) it kind of feels like broken ribs but idk what the bone structure of a snakes tail looks like......... idk.... but it seems like it is healed.... although i don't remember ever noticing it..... it doesn't hurt her to touch it..... it's just there..... pics coming.......

[Snake lover 3-25]

[Snake lover 3-25]

idk.... it's wierd..... it looks like a bump but it feels like bones..... def. hard and rigid..... not smooth like the rest.......

[adamanteus]

There does appear to be a very slight swollen area there..... but to be honest I doubt it would ever be a problem to her... especially as she registers no distress when the area is touched. I wouldn't worry too much, Shanley.

[Snake lover 3-25]

ok good..... because it really isn't squishy or anything..... prob just an old injury that healed wrong...... and it's below any organs anyway..... so i really don't think it'll ever bother her.....???????

[adamanteus]

My thoughts exactly, Shanley. If she were a male, it might be different, but I think it'll be fine. Obviously keep a closer eye on her for a while..... just to be sure.

[Snake lover 3-25]

yup i actually have been..... it's been a while since i noticed it but i really wasn't worried because of the above reasons lol the ribon thread just reminded me of it lol and it hasn't changed at all so i think it's fine......

[adamanteus]

That's great. Good that you shared it with us all though, Shanley. You never know if someone else has seen a similar thing and can offer some useful advice.

[Zephyr]

I've seen broken tail bones.
One of my 07 males has the last 1/2 inch of his tail "mangled" from something. It feels rigid, as if it could snap off.

[adamanteus]

Does it give him any problems, Kyle?