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Hey everyone.
I just got back from the MD show where I got myself a new male kingsnake. When i got him home I noticed a bulge on either side of his vent that i didnt notice at the show. The pictures are below. Is this normal?

Thanks,
Jeff

i'm no pro, but i would have to say from my limited experience that is not normal. i would be contacting the breeder-dealer you purchased him from and inquiring about it since you just purchased him. that is just my 2 cents. there are others on this forum who are much more experienced and might be able to shed some light on the it. wishing all is well...
jonathan

It looks to me like fatty deposits.. This is usually caused by overfeeding or feeding high fat diets such as rat pups..

Fatty deposits will not harm the animal and he should be able to breed normally if you choose to do so, but it just doesn't look so great.

Nice Prairie king by the way, Good luck with him!

~ Mike Russo

I see the same bulges in the same location in older chubbier milks. They breed and lay eggs just fine.
Jeff
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Great, thanks for the help everyone.

I am going to feed him once a week a large mouse. I am going to try to breed him in march, so the cool down should shrink those deposits a little bit.

I am going to post a pic of him on another topic because I am unsure what morph he is.

Jeff

Sounds good, but it's tough to get rid of fatty deposits once they form..

Your snake is an Albino Prairie King..

~ Mike Russo

I bet that snakes not the only one around here with those
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Doug L