Interesting (cute?) story...

So my parents cleaned my balls tank last night and set him up with new bedding (back on substrate after mite treatment, they are completely gone by the way, thanks to everyone who helped) after I went back to school. (Why they didn't just have me do it before I left or when I got back is beyond me, I guess it was a Christmas present.) Anyhow, when they returned him to the tank, he cruised around for a while and didn't really settle down. Since it's feeding time and he definitely didn't seem worried by his "new" surroundings, they decided to toss a mouse in with him. (He eats f/t.) Getting to the point, he went to it, investigated, sniffed, moved back and forth over it, and NEVER STRUCK. There was a little bit of bedding stuck to it, so he proceeded to GENTLY pick it up, carry it to the water and dangle it in. Once it was clean, he swallowed. I didn't witness this, but my parents did, they're not ones to lie and that's a pretty goofy story to make up. Has anyone ever seen this kind of behavior before? It sounds like a pretty high thought process that I wouldn't think a snake was capable of. (On the other hand, he might just like his food wet...)

Thats cool my oldest male use to do that he would strike and kill the rat. Then he would take it over to the water dish and dip the rat in the water. Then would eat it, He doesnt do it now that hes in a tub and has a smaller water dish.

lol, thats funny- I couldent imagine any of mine doing that! But then again, I feed mine out side of their enclosures.

Lol, that's hilarious. I'm going to assume he simply likes it wet as it would be easier to go down, I guess.

We have a female ball python here that used to do that when she was younger and on f/t mice. I've no clue why but she'd dunk her mouse in her water dish then eat it. Did it a few times, then for no reason stopped doing it. I never did figure out why she did it or why she stopped but it was funny as heck to watch. It seemed very deliberate as she went out of her way to do it. Maybe she just liked her water to taste like her dinner. :D