I have a normal python.. (Don't know the sex yet..)
Still a juvenile.
I heard the cage temps with a heat pad are supposed to be around 90-95 F.
I left the house for 30 minutes to get some mice to feed it, I got back and the cage temp was 105F.

Here's how it's cage it set up.

1 In. Deep Repti-Bark bedding.
Small Heat Mat
The probe from the thermometer is about .5 In. or 6 cm. above/below the repti-bark.
The snake also has a heat lamp.. It's a lamp like this.
Is the light too much?
Also, should I turn off the heat pad when I leave the house for a few?