Step 1: Figure out what the lump is. Is it a lump in the flesh or is something stuck in the jaw/teeth? If it's something stuck, go to Step 2. If it's a lump in the flesh, go to Step 3. If you don't know what exactly the lump might be, go to Step 3.

Step 2: Get a q-tip. Get it wet. Gently rub the thingamajiggy until it is no longer stuck in the teeth. If it doesn't budge or seems imbedded in the flesh, go to Step 3.

Step 3: GO TO A VET. A good reptile vet, preferably, but if all else fails go to a vet that's comfortable handling snakes. They'll be able to use their special vet tools and antibiotics to get the lump removed with minimal fuss to the snake. If you're unsure of what the lump is, the vet will also be able to help figure that out.

Good luck!

~jenny

PS: For future reference, if you can get pictures, that usually helps too. Get someone to help you take the pictures, since bad pictures are about a good as no pictures at all.
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"The python has, and I fib no fibs,
318 pairs of ribs.
In stating this I place reliance
On a seance with one who died for science
This figure is sworn to and attested,
He counted them while being digested."
~Ogden Nash

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If you cannot find Osama,
Bomb Iraq!
If the terrorists are frisky,
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North Korea is too risky,
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