Snake likes to constrict my sons neck????

[Seanjackmc]

My son has a one year old ball python, we got almost two months ago. Snake is great eats f/t no problem, he is about 563 grams before last feeding. Never strikes or hisses, easy to handle ect... The only thing is he loves to constrict around my sons neck, my son is six. He never handles his ball python without me there so I'm not worried about safety just curious why the snake does this. The snake isn't simply cruising around he digs in and I have to unwrap him. I'm guessing its a security thing for the snake but I'm new to this. Any thoughts.

[NormanSnake]

Yeah, the snake isn't constricting for any reason other than to not fall. Ball pythons are terrestrial snakes, and they can feel frightened when they're lifted and not on a solid surface. To them we're basically like warm, soft, moving trees (the scariest kind!)

[Willie76]

Both my current BPs and my former BPs ALL liked to constrict my arm, my neck, my leg, etc. I walk around my house with my "BP jewelery" and my wife will just giggles. I think it's their way of "hanging on" and feeling comfy. I have never felt this was strange and they only held on strong enough to keep themselves "attached" to me...not like a multiple coil feeding constriction. I have an 8 & 10 yo son and they do the same thing...kudos though on supervising

[Seanjackmc]

Yeah, the snake isn't constricting for any reason other than to not fall. Ball pythons are terrestrial snakes, and they can feel frightened when they're lifted and not on a solid surface. To them we're basically like warm, soft, moving trees (the scariest kind!)

Are you sure they are terrestrial? I thought they lived in rodent dens and others things in the ground and underneath it.

[KMG]

My ball will get a good grip but my brb can make it hard for me to breath. His power is very impressive.

[Andrew21]

That's what terrestrial means. Lol

[Trackstrong83]

Just gotta remember, snakes don't have hands to hang on! Ha so they just wrap themselves around whatever they can find

[Seanjackmc]

That's what terrestrial means. Lol

Lol, I read tree and thought arboreal! Did I mention I was new!

[Rob]

I never let them wrap completely around my neck. Especially double wrap. They may not mean any harm but if they get freaked out and tense up.

[meowmeowkazoo]

I never let them wrap completely around my neck. Especially double wrap. They may not mean any harm but if they get freaked out and tense up.

A ball couldn't do any damage no matter how tense it got.