[Cazador]

First, rub the scale with your finger nail, and look closely to make sure there isn't an extra scale on there from a previous shed (before you owned it), like Thamnophis. If you don't find an extra dried up scale, you can be on the safe side by providing a bit of harmless, preventative medicine. Put a little bit of neosporin on a Q-tip and rub the neosporin on that scale (the fontal scale). If the scale eventually comes off, you'll have to put neosporin on the raw spot every day for a week or two.