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Hello.
This Albino female is 6 years old and about 8 feet long.

I noticed this growth recently and have two pictures taken 9 days apart.

The first pic was taken 11/21/08
The second pic, with the fingers, was taken today 11/30/08
It has grown considerably in the last 9 days.
The growth is about the size of my fingernail (not the thumb or pinky) and sticks out almost 1/4 inch.

Any ideas what this may be and possible treatment that will be required?

Thanks for your help.

The growth is located about 2/3 down the body and is on her side just about where the side and belly meet.

Wow, I've never seen anything like that before.
Of course the typical thing to recommend, and I do, is a trip to a vet if it's possible. Hopefully you have an exotic/reptile experienced clinic nearby...
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Steph S.
Boas...
1.1 Albino boas (Loki & Hope)
1.4 07 Het. albino boas (Petty & Lady,Sierra,Madeline,Lola)
0.1 Reverse stripe poss. het albino (Cookie)
0.1 Salmon/hypo (Scarlet)
0.1 Anery poss. het snow (Missy)
1.0 Anery (Reno)
1.0 Probable Super Salmontine(Kahn)
0.1 Salmontine (Sonya)
1.1 DH Sunglow (Gabrielle and Bonnie)
0.0.1 Hypo het anery
1.1 07 Hypo pos. triple hets (Rico Suave & Pumpkin)
1.0.1 Het. Anery (Guy & ?)
0.3 Normals (Ophelia, Sasha, & Lulu)
1.0 Surinames (Solomon & Surreal(deceased)
1.3 Hog Isles (Mr.Orange & Peaches, Tang, Isis)
0.0.1 Central American (Sassy)
1.0 ATB (Satan... seriously!)
Pythons...
2.1 GTPs (B., Monty & Jewel)
0.0.3 BPs (MJ, Precious, Houdini)
1.2 Carpet Pythons (Jackson, Charlotte, & Cassandra)
0.1 Blood python (Akaia)
1.2 Children's Pythons
Misc.
1.1 Mandarin Ratsnakes (Jack & Jill)
1.0 Boxer/Pitt Mutt (Tyson)

Looks like some sort of abcess or tumor and IMO clearly needs veternary care - quick!

I notice the first pics shows scales being forced apart that are being enveloped in the second pic.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats