Are you sure you haven't just got a snake?
It would explain the dry skin.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:33, 1 reply)

I'd ask my vet for genetic tests.
But he'd probably charge me £9,000.

Which might be what it actually costs. I'm not sure, as I tend not to make genetic test demands of my pets.
(TheSnark oh, c'mon, like you didn't see me coming, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:42, closed)

Test him yourself
Put him in a room with a snake, dim lights / candles, soft music, and see if they make little snakes.

If, instead, he ends up deaded, he probably wasn't a snake. Or he tried to get to second base too soon.
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:47, closed)