dry heave!?!?

I'm of the opinion that snakes cannot cough. I agree that is why RI's are deadly. If they could cough they would do so to expel the excess mucus. I guess it could have been a dry heave.

As far as bedding goes try newsprint. It may not look the best, but there is no chance of it being swallowed during a feed and is super easy come cleaning time. You just toss it.:gj:

No, snakes cannot cough, but I have had a snake with an RI exhale as forcefully as it could, to try and clear its airway. They can't put a lot of force behind it, but they try. So, keep an eye out for RI signs, particularly with the snake being off feed.

This thread is way old but I thought I'd post just in case somebody searches this up again. The good news is my girl is fine. I've seen this behavior now some more and it appears to be the way she tries to get stuff out of her mouth. She opens her mouth and then does this lurching motion to try to knock whatever is in there out. At least that is the best theory I can come up with. She's eating again and seems just fine so I'm not too worried about it any more.

oh yea, I have been letting the substrate get dry since lower humidity does not seem to affect her shedding at all. So, perhaps there is something to the theory that it is related to dust.