A Small Oddity - Marker Snake/Pigment leak

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I had forgotten about this until I grabbed her today and felt it again. Greg Graziani has an old you tube video where he shows a dark female he tried to as prove genetic (wasn’t) that had a small bump that literally just leaked melanin? It looked like the tip of a marker.

This Genetic Black Back (GBB) female developed a much smaller lump than Greg’s, right around 2.5-3 years old. It’s not perpetually open either. For a year or so I didn’t think anything of it, until she shed one time, and wrote on all the walls with a sharpie :joy:

I have no idea what causes it or what the long term effects might be but it doesn’t affect her in any obvious way. Makes cleaning her tub a pain when it opens but it’s only happened a few times. I can’t find any of the pictures from the last time it happened, if I do I’ll post them.

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Well that’s interesting! I’ll try to look that video up. She’s a very pretty girl!

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Have you ever thought of getting it removed and tested to see exactly what it is?

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I may if I can find a better vet eventually. I moved a few years ago and there are no exotics vets in my area with snake experience. We make the 4 hour drive back for serious stuff but haven’t had to in a couple years. She’s 8 years old and it hasn’t grown since i first noticed it.

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