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corn snakes eyes

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Question

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after my corn snake's last shed I noticed what looks like something black just under the scales around her eye, however it didn't clear up with her next shed and bathing the eye in warm water hasn't shifted it.  It looks as if it is under or on the scales rather than the actual eye.  You can just see it in the picture attached(to the back of her eye).
She has been shedding her eye caps and there is nothing in the tank that color that may have stuck in it.  there isn't anything else wrong with her as far as I can tell.  Do you know what it is and what causes it and is it something I should be worried about and need to treat/can prevent in the future and how I'd go about doing this.
Also id it normal for there to be that circle in the centre of her eye?
Any information is welcome.
Thanks, Jennifer.

Answer
Hello Jennifer:

1st, I do not believe that it is anything to panic over but I would appreciate it if you would email me a picture of the other eye.  email it directly to me and I will get right back to you, I want someone other then myself to look at both eyes.
email address is     specializedvenoms@gmail.com  If you would do this as soon as you can, I will do what I can to answer your question.  One last thing, how long have you had the snake and are you 101% sure it just popped up recently because it looks like melanin, a black color pigment.
The circle in the center of the eye is the pupil.

                       Thanks
                        Joel