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Hi guys,
I was holding my corn snake yesterday and I saw a coulpe scales that looked a little wierd. I got him from a very bad breeder (didnt know at the time) and he had some of these marks on him. (one of the reasons I got him was to help the poor thing). He's shed 2 healing sheds but now his scale problems are coming back. He's on F/T mice so they cant be bite marks.Do you have any idea what they are? Thanks for any help!

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As I turned around I smelled a
horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was "smiling". His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance. He said, "Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm).

~Ty

If I went over every inch of every one of my snakes I would easily find plenty of "damaged" or odd scales.
If the snake is eating properly, shediing properly and basically doing everything a healthy corn should, I wouldn't wory about a few "bad" scales.
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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"Resistance is futile"
Jimmy Johnson
(Draybar)
Draybars Snakes

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Holy cow, I dont even notice things like that with my snakes...

My corn has had two very bloody stools recently ... she seems to do that each spring before ovulating. I don't know if it's bad, but I've never brought a snake to a vet.

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Matt from Minnesota

I think "folded" or mis-shapen scales are pretty common - even in wild snakes.

Tim