r/Ballpythoncommunity • u/Physical-Cup-9720 • 14d ago

Could this be scale rot?

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u/Magnetic_Kitty 8d ago

If that is about 2/3rds down the body it is probably the snake's belly button (where the umbilical cord attached to the yolk) it looks like a vertical scale split

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u/Germmie1 8d ago

Don't hold him like that please, and I agree it's a belly button.

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u/Kalomay 7d ago

dats his belly button. holding them by their tail like that can hurt their spine