AboutPaul Expertise I can answer specific questions about colubrid snakes (kingsnakes, milksnakes, corn snakes, and Eastern Indigos). I can also answer general question regarding husbandry (feeding, shedding, housing) for most other types of snakes.
I am not an expert in boas or ball pythons so you might consider asking one of the other experts specific questions about these.
**Be sure to read my past answers as you may find your answer there. I receive many of the same questions from different users.**
Experience I have six years of experience in the keeping and breeding of common snakes.
Expert: Paul Date: 6/9/2008 Subject: Wound on Milk snake
Question I noticed a lump on my 6 year old Pueblan milk snake. There is 1 & 1/2 scale missing at the center of the lump. The lump is hard to the touch. He seems normal moving around the tank and climbing over the fiberglass logs. He is normally fed freshly killed miceor frozen ones. Never live mice althoug occasionally I feed some live pinky's or fuzzy's when the pet store is out of mice. Ani ideas on what this is and what I should do about it?
Answer Can you tell me where on the snake the lump is? You called it a wound -- is it possible that one of the fresh killed mice wasn't really dead and could have bitten the snake? Is it just a lump under the skin, or is there an open wound.
The reason for so many questions is that it's hard to suggest what to do since there aren't really enough details. The only lumps I've ever encountered were near a snake's vent and were caused by a must gland infection. If your snake actually had an open wound on the lump you can try treating with neosporin, but I would highly suggest taking it to see a vet.
