Belly heat requirements for proper digestion ?

I like how night train puts it, as I read through the tons of various opinions my basic thought is what would my BP need in his natural environment to thrive and I try to provide the best options for my BPs and let them be unless I see something way off.

Even if you don't see your snake using the warm spot, they may be doing so at night when you're sleeping...snakes are sneaky that way. :snake:

I'm a fan of using 'belly heat' (UTH) for all my snakes, & supplement certain ones w/ overhead warmth as well in colder months...there is more than
one way to achieve the environment your snake needs to thrive. Give them the choices & let them handle it. I've seen the same thing, snakes that
appear to avoid the warmth right after eating...I have a hunch that's more common when their meal is larger than usual, & they don't want it to
digest too fast. Have you ever seen road kill that's laid in the hot sun for a while? It's spoils & expands...& that would NOT be a good thing in your
snake's stomach...so perhaps they know what they're doing when they slow down the digestion? They are avoiding painful & possibly dangerous bloat.
They can actually digest pretty well @ 80*.