Neil, I perhaps was not clear or explain it good enough, but I do not think your swelling is a fatty tumor, at least not yet. What I meant was that my snake, which was a sibling of your snake, exhibited similiar symptoms with the lower jaw swelling. To me it seemed to come and go, but I cannot recall everything. And a tumor would never grow and shrink without treatment, however the tissue around it might be influenced by its development and that could swell or shrink????????



In any case, it was MONTHS after I noticed this jaw swelling problem that had gone away that my snake developed lumps on its sides and its neck again, then it quickly developed them all over its body and even the lower neck area where I determined it would not be able to swallow another food item. And the snake was still with a good tounge, happy, hungry, no symptoms of distress, just lumpy as heck.



When I did palpate its neck when filled with tumors, it did remind me of the neck swelling it had months before however it was much more severe at the time.



And often snakes swell their heads and bodies when shedding to make them look quite deformed, but I think this is not the case.



I hope the best for your snake and fatty tumors in humans are common and not linked to diet or anything for that matter, so perhaps this is genetic or related to the exersize of the animal? Who knows, but this is why the hobby is so fun but disappointing at times.



Dan

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