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Hello all,

I posted a picture of my Florida Brooksi Kingsnake a week or two ago as I was concerned that the snake had possible mouth rot. After looking at the picture a gentleman told me that it was most likely nose rub and the nose was permanantly bruised.

Shortly after that the snake went into it's shed cycle and the area surrounding the mouth became dry and a distorted yellow color. The snake shed today and the nose seems to be worse than ever, is this cause for alarm or am I simply over-reacting?

Thank you for your time and I appreciate any feed back.
Ralph

P.S. Here is the pic

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0.0.1 Argentine Black and White Tegu
0.0.1 Baby Aru Green Tree Python
2.1 Bearded Dragon
0.0.4 Hatchling Bearded Dragons
1.1 Honduran Milksnake
1.0 Florida Brooksi Kingsnake
1.0 Blood Red Cornsnake
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
0.1 Desert Kingsnake
1.0 Western Hognose Snake
1.0 Bull Mastiff

Looks like nose rub to me. It's not necessarily permanent. The first thing you have to do is find out why he's rubbing his nose and fix that. The main reasons that snakes do this are:

1. Improper temperatures

2. Too small a cage

3. Insufficient hiding options

4. Too much available wire mesh to rub on.

It will do no good to treat this until you eliminate the cause. Once you figure out why he's rubbing and eliminate it, then you can treat with SSD (Silver Sulfadiazine Cream) available from your vet. The scales will probably grow back in time.

Mouthrot (Stomatitis) is evidenced by a swelling of the gums, usually on the side of the mouth and a cheesy discharge. Stomatitis is treated with antibiotics and daily cleaning of the infested area with a swab soaked with Hydrogen Peroxide.

Thank you for your response, I will try and figure out why exactly he is rubbing his nose and then take action to treat it.

Thanks again!
Ralph
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0.0.1 Argentine Black and White Tegu
0.0.1 Baby Aru Green Tree Python
2.1 Bearded Dragon
0.0.4 Hatchling Bearded Dragons
1.1 Honduran Milksnake
1.0 Florida Brooksi Kingsnake
1.0 Blood Red Cornsnake
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
0.1 Desert Kingsnake
1.0 Western Hognose Snake
1.0 Bull Mastiff