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This looks like fungal leaf spot and dead tissue from previous (or current) root rot. Have you taken the entire plant out of the pot to check the roots? Healthy snake plant roots will be firm and either white or bright orange. Rotten roots will be mushy (if currently damp) or withered (if dry), but wet or dry, they'll easily fall apart if you gently pull on them. Remove any roots like this using sterilized scissors or pruners. Remove that bleached leaf too by cutting as close to the base as possible (this will help stimulate new growth). Spray remaining roots with 3% peroxide, let it sit for 1-2 minutes, and thoroughly rinse. Repot in fresh, gritty, well-draining soil (cactus soil mixed with equal parts perlite or pumice), preferably in a terracotta pot or a plastic nursery pot. Terracotta is best, since it's porous it helps the soil dry out faster. Although plastic nursery pots are non-porous, they have tons of drainage holes, which also helps the soil dry out quicker. Glazed clay pots with built-in saucers have very poor drainage and are notorious for keeping soil damp.
Snake plants like their soil to dry out completely, and as quickly as possible. When in doubt, always err on the side of underwatering. Snake plants are extremely drought tolerant and can go months without any water. So an underwatered snake plant is an easy fix. But an overwatered snake plant? Not so much. After repotting in fresh soil, hold off on watering for at least a week. Proper light will also help. Snake plants are often labeled "low light" plants, but that's very misleading. Sure, they'll tolerate lower light environments, but they certainly won't thrive. An east-facing window is a great spot because it gets direct sunlight in the AM, which is gentler than afternoon sun. If you don't have an east-facing window, a north-facing is next best. Or no more than 3 feet from a west or south-facing window.
Snake plants like their soil to dry out completely, and as quickly as possible. When in doubt, always err on the side of underwatering. Snake plants are extremely drought tolerant and can go months without any water. So an underwatered snake plant is an easy fix. But an overwatered snake plant? Not so much. After repotting in fresh soil, hold off on watering for at least a week. Proper light will also help. Snake plants are often labeled "low light" plants, but that's very misleading. Sure, they'll tolerate lower light environments, but they certainly won't thrive. An east-facing window is a great spot because it gets direct sunlight in the AM, which is gentler than afternoon sun. If you don't have an east-facing window, a north-facing is next best. Or no more than 3 feet from a west or south-facing window.
Thanks for your help. It was in a west facing window a few feet from it. I don't have a true east facing window but I can get it in a corner from that West window so it won't get as direct light. I'm getting a shot and see what happens. Thank you again I'll get her out of her pot.