Weird sleep posture

Hi guys, i am new to ball python, and i realise my ball python sleep in this weird posture ( body normal, but head tilted 90). Should I worry about this ?

Not unless you notice stringy mucus, labored breathing, or popping. That would be an indication of a respiratory infection.

Snakes usually will not eat if they have an RI either.

Probably fine though. My BRB will do a similar thing "laying" on the wall.

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Originally Posted by KMG

Not unless you notice stringy mucus, labored breathing, or popping. That would be an indication of a respiratory infection.

Snakes usually will but eat if they have an RI either.

Probably fine though. My BRB will do a similar thing "laying" on the wall.

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i want to post the photo here, but i dont know how......anyway, thanks

https://app.photobucket.com/u/Hannyaa

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Originally Posted by KMG

Not unless you notice stringy mucus, labored breathing, or popping. That would be an indication of a respiratory infection.

Snakes usually will but eat if they have an RI either.

Probably fine though. My BRB will do a similar thing "laying" on the wall.

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https://app.photobucket.com/u/Hannyaa, here's the photo i took, can u help me take a look?

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https://app.photobucket.com/u/Hannyaa, here's the photo i took, can u help me take a look?

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I tried but the link just takes me to a page to signup for Photobucket, I don't have an account.

Upload the picture to your account here. When you do that in the lower right there will be a box with links. Copy the correct link and then paste it here and all will be able to see.

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I tried but the link just takes me to a page to signup for Photobucket, I don't have an account.

Upload the picture to your account here. When you do that in the lower right there will be a box with links. Copy the correct link and then paste it here and all will be able to see.

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I haven’t seen my snakes in that position but they’ll weirdly contort themselves sometimes. If your temps are good, he’s eating, and otherwise moving about and behaving normally, I wouldn’t be concerned. Snakes do strange things sometimes. At least they may seem strange to us.

I wouldn't worry. My BRB will sleep all spread out with his belly to the sky. Like said above, snakes do weird things at times... Weird to us.

As others have said, as long as there are no other unusual behaviours it should be fine :)

I once saw my BP coiled up with his head sideways like that resting in the middle of his coils. I was also worried to see him like that but he was totally fine, when I reached down to touch him he was startled awake. I think it's a normal sleeping position, maybe just one that you don't see often.