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I have a corn snake who is around 6 months old i have had him from a hatchling with the mother what worries me is hes got a small bump on his head which has been there from birth it is about 3-5cm i was just wondering if anyone can tell me what causes it before i take him to a specialist thank you for any advice
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I remember you, you asked this same question a couple of months ago. Did the pet store you got the snake at have no referrals for a reptile specialist?
I have again gone searching on line and can find nothing about corn snakes naturally having a bump on their head as a periodic occurance in births of some snakes. I've looked at photos. I see none of snakes with the bump that you are mentioning or at least none seem to be apparent on online photos.
I would suggest you look for the closest reptile vet in your area and take the pet snake in. Your other choice is to continue to do nothing but you have to be able to live with the consequences if it is life threatening. Perhaps you don't have the money to take your pet to a reptile vet. In that case you have no choice but to do your best to make your snake comfortable and happy. I know this may be a hard situation if something bad happens and you might feel guilty about not being able to take the pet to a vet but if there's nothing else you can do, not having the financial means to care for its medical needs, it's a fact of life, things like this happen. I hope for your sake its nothing serious or life threatening in case money is an issue.
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I would take him to a specialist or call a reptile zoo like Reptillia based in Canada. They would know what to do. We aren't in the least bit reptile experts.
Unfortunately I doubt you will find the correct answer here. The snake really needs to be seen for people to notice what you are describing in words. Also if it had it from birth and there have been no problems that's likely a good sign.
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