Cuddles!

[EasternGirl]

He's really a beautiful snake! Love his coloring. Nothing to worry about with the scar then...probably just an old small injury that healed.

[GarterGuy17]

Well that is a very big coincidence jade has a scar like that in the same exact spot when I got her she was like that already is this common in snakes or just a really weird occurrence.

very nice color , amazing looking snake

[acovert]

That is odd. I didn't even know it was a scar - I just thought it was normal. I wonder if it is common.

Thanks I love my snake. I'm hoping to have more someday. They're such beautiful creatures! And so far he's far easier to handle than my lizards ever were.

[GarterGuy17]

Well I didn't know it was a scar until Marnie pointed it out It does seem pretty odd to me though.

This is my first snake so I don't know much but I want more well more specifically this is my first reptile!

I don't know if coloring has anything do do with it I doubt it but both are snakes are pretty bright and they both have the same looking scars I feel as if this is something to look into.

[chris-uk]

Good photos. Good looking snake, I like the red stripe with the muted colours on the sides.

You call that a scar? I'll show you a scar. Just as soon as Vlad has finished shedding, because he's unsettled normally, almost impossible to photograph at the moment. He's got a scar (looks a bit like he may have healed broken ribs as well) about 10cm from his head on his side, it looks like he must have injured himself at some point before we got him.

[Light of Dae]

He's really a beautiful snake! Love his coloring. Nothing to worry about with the scar then...probably just an old small injury that healed.

Well that is a very big coincidence jade has a scar like that in the same exact spot when I got her she was like that already is this common in snakes or just a really weird occurrence.

That is odd. I didn't even know it was a scar - I just thought it was normal. I wonder if it is common.

Both my Babs n George have marks or indents like that, I think it's rather normal. I remember as a kid catching a garter snake that was as long as I was tall and holding it n I remember thinking it must have been someones pet, it had had Surgery! lol I had seen my moms scars from c-sections n thought they looks similar. lol

You call that a scar? I'll show you a scar.

LOL Typical man eh? Always gotta have something bigger or better.

[chris-uk]

LOL Typical man eh? Always gotta have something bigger or better.

I see you've played knifey-spoony before.

[EasternGirl]

I just noticed it and wanted to make sure it wasn't a current wound. But it is very small...no big deal. Snakes have marks and small little scars and imperfections here and there. Some they may have been born with...or with wild caught garters, surely they scrape themselves on things in the wild and get little injuries that heal up. Nothing to be concerned about. Unless you see an open wound or a swollen/inflammed area that looks like it is infected...don't worry. If you ever have a question about any sort of issue with your snake...just post a pic and ask. @Dae...I forgot to tell you that I read in a book about the odd shaped scales that you had posted pics of before...they are called cleft scutes and they are a common birth defect.

[kibakiba]

The "scar" is teir bellybutton pretty much. They all have them and they heal up when they get older.

[katach]

Yep, what Chantel said.