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HELP TOOTH STUCK?

BlackMexicanKing May 01, 2020 09:33 PM

Hello, this is a bit urgent as I've never needed to get into forums for my almost 2 year old mexican black kingsnake. Today when feeding everything was fine, up until when I came to place his water bowl back into his enclosure, he tried to strike me, which isn't new after or before feeding. Directly after the strike, which didn't hit btw, he made a weird movement with his jaw. Wondering if it could help, I let him willingly strike my finger and he didn't seem to have any problem. Though his jaw is still a bit crooked. He doesn't seem uncomfortable now or in any distress but I can see his jaw is a bit weird. I can also see a white chip against his lip, I'm wondering if it can be a tooth that got through the skin.
Please share or give information, I tried to open his jaw and he didn't open it at all but he did bite me before that so I don't understand, I'll try to share the pic where we can see the white chip.

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jeffb May 01, 2020 09:43 PM

It looks like he's in "blue" getting ready to shed. If his eyes are opaque then he is in blue. If so it's possibly part of his skin starting to come off. Generally kingsnakes shed nose first by rubbing and stretching their jaws to get the shed started.

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