Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Weird, large, dry patch on new snake plant. Should I be concerned?, 2 by cthiess1

cthiess1 wrote:
I just got a large snake plant off of Facebook marketplace, and the largest stalk (Is this the right word to use?) has a large dry patch right at the bottom (photos below). The texture is dry, wrinkly, and firm. Not mushy at all. No evidence of bugs that I can see. I was considering cutting the stalk off above the patch and trying to propagate it, but I know that can take a long time with snake plants. I\'d like to avoid that if the patch is just evidence of past damage.

Any ideas on what this might be and what I should do? Any and all help is much appreciated!