What is 'stargazing'?

I've recently (yesterday) got my first BP, Monty (imaginative I know):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29542045@N00/30081797/
and he seems to be doing fine, he's settling in and I will try his first feed next weekend.
Reading around BPs and especially about warning signs I keep coming across the term 'star gazing', my copy of The BP Manual doesn't englighten me as to what this is but I wonder if anyone else could, so I can recognise it if I need to.
I'm sure this won't be my last question :)

'Star gazing' is when a ball python will appear to be looking upward for an extended amount of time without moving. It is usually related to a neurological problem.

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Originally Posted by daniel1983

'Star gazing' is when a ball python will appear to be looking upward for an extended amount of time without moving. It is usually related to a neurological problem.

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Thanks for the speedy reply!
Do you mean the snake lifts it's head up and tilts it in the air for a long time? I don't think I would know where he is looking if he kept his head flat.

The bp will lift its head up into the air.....like it would be 'looking at the stars' :)

I have never seen this personally (thank god), but that is how it was explained to me when I asked the same question you did :)

star gazing is exactly what daniel said it is. its basically when they are staring straight up. if you see it, youll know it. its a common symptom for IBD (inclusionary body disease). although, if you do catch your snake doing this, dont worry right away, because snakes do do it sometimes, i have caught my female boa doing it for no reason a few times. if you catch your snake doing this, and it concerns you, then you can flip it on its back and it should right itself immediatly.

Welcome to the forum Kurgan. It's a great place to ask your questions or brag on your new baby's accomplishments (we all get silly over first sheds, worry over them if they don't poop, etc).


~~Joanna~~