Well, there is no way of knowing without a biopsy of the tissue being done. A pure guess would be some sort of tumor or infection, both of which need to get looked at ASAP as you mentioned you are doing.

Hope things go well at the vets and the snake can get back to normal again soon.

~Doug
-----
"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com


"some are just born to troll and roll"