Hello,



I just recently received a new kingsnake a few days ago. He has developed these odd spots on his body that look like abrasions/bruises. It almost looks like the scales have blood at their base from being accidently bent forward or something like that but there are also other areas where it looks like bruising below the skin (second picture closest to the camera).



Is it possible that he got a bit of frost bite in transit? It was hot here during shipment so a large cold pack had to be included.



I'm kind of at a loss here. Any thoughts/ideas would be much appreciated. He is otherwise outwardly healthy without visible mites, active, and has already eaten for me.



I'm sure he'll be fine after a betadine bath or two but I'm just really confused as to what happened to create the situation.











Thanks,
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Kyle R. Mara



Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. - Ralph Waldo Emerson



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