Bumps & messed up scales

[Cinnamon the Snake]

Hey everyone. When i first got my snake (about a week ago), there was a little bump by the neck, the scale was a little uneven over it. When i just took a look at my snake, there were multiple bumps by the neck, a couple on her body and the scales are all messed up. I'm bringing her to the vet tomorrow, but I was just hoping that someone could possibly give me an idea of what this is. I attached a picture of it, if you focus on the neck, you can really see how raised the scales are on one side.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/aLgurlie/P1050440.jpg

[Cinnamon the Snake]

here is another picture.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/aLgurlie/P1050441.jpg

[ReptiGuy]

Can't mites cause raised scales?

[Cinnamon the Snake]

i'm not sure. I read online somewhere that usually snakes infested w/ mites like to soak in water, but she hasn't done anything like that.

[wade]

It’s not mites. I can’t tell for sure from the picture but I think it looks like a bad shed. Try putting the snake in a 5 gallon bucket with maybe 2 quarts of barely warm water (85* water). Let it soak for half an hour and then rub the bumps and see if they come off.

Again, I can’t tell from the picture but it looks like it may have both eye caps still on. Those will rub off too if that is the case.

[TripleMoonsExotic]

Are the bumps fluid filled ("squishy")?

I had a Ball Python years ago that had fluid filled blisters all over its body.