Oh the Avatar is just a bucket list snake that was sunning on my porch recently. I have been down here since 2014 and that was my first "Texas Indigo Snake" to ever meet. They are a good large, thick stout type of non venomous snake in this part of Texas. That old dog chewed Germany acquired...
Normal hard yellow chicken pustules he looks great. I do recommend blue-kote on those before returning to the flock so it doesn't risk getting pecked at. However, you note there isn't a plan for that any time soon. He will scratch it out when it is time.