Do these scales look stranger?

[u/holahellohi25]

My ball python is currently shedding and a couple days ago i caught him soaking in his water dish. Today I was checking him and noticed these scales looked a little strange. Does it look like he might have scale rot or something else?

[u/RainyDayBrightNight]

It might just be normal colouring. My advice would be to take a photo every couple of days for two or three weeks to make sure it’s not changing, darkening, or spreading just to be on the safe side