It's hard to tell from the photo but it looks almost like natural scale coloring, but could also be an old injury. It doesn't appear to be a fresh injury scar.



If the area isn't swollen and/or you can't see bare skin around or underneath it you're probably wasting your time treating it with a topical medicine. Scales from old injuries are sometimes harder than normal. Are they?



Going striclty by the photos, it doesn't appear to be anything unhealthy or health-threatening, but that's gotta be your persoanl call because you have a better view from seeing it in person, firsthand.



It could lighten with each shed or it could stay that color the rest of the snake's life.



I'm not real experienced with tree boids so this could possibly be something that's species-specific. I kinda doubt it, but you never know. Anyway, try posting your question in the Tree Boa forum. Here's the link to it: Snake Forums > Boas: Tree Boas



Best wishes!

HH
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