Hey everyone,
So I'm new to the forum and created this account mainly to ask this question, but am already liking the community
Anyway, I have a pretty good sized reptile collection, including snakes, frogs, salamanders, newts, and a chameleon. My question today is relating to a snake, my juvenile Pueblan Milk Snake. I've had this guy for about 7 months now, and he is doing well and growing strong. Up until recently, he was the nicest snake I'd ever handled. A bit flighty at first, and would poop on me a bit, but would never bite me or try to get away. Last week, he shed for me for the 3rd time since I've owned him and the 4th or 5th time since he's been born. He always has tough sheds, but I help him out by soaking him and putting him in moist tubs while he gets the extra skin off. Anyway, he shed normally for me as usual this past week, although we went through the usual routine with the moist tub and the misting. I caught him chewing on me a few times while I was handling him during the shed, with is something extremely unusual, but I attributed this to his shedding and the fact that I was probably annoying him. Anyway, he left a strip of skin on his stomach that I couldn't seem to get off for the life of me. I decided I would leave it and see if it came off after a few days. It's a week later now and the skin is still there. I went to pick him up and he struck me immediately, and as I went to put him back, he did it again. I also heard a pop/clicking sound as he crawled through my fingers, which I had heard was connected to an RI in snakes, but also could've just been his vertebrae after the shed, if that makes any sense. Anyway, I'm not really too worried, but I wanted opinions from a few people just to see. I have easy access to a herp vet if needed, but would like to hold off on that unless completely necessary. Thanks, and sorry to write such a long question. I'm definitely new to the forums
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