Ball python sleeping?

[Traceur]

Years ago on another forum there was a member whose large boa sometimes slept upside down, on his back, nearly giving her a heart attack- he looked dead!
In the snake's defense, his former owners had abused him & he was also significantly overweight...I have a hunch that position was more comfortable for him &
maybe helped his circulation? Sure didn't help his owner though, lol...

Cats and dogs have done that before too. And it's scary. Sometimes it doesn't even relate to sleep. I remember I had a bracelet as a collar for my cat. I woke up in the middle of the night and I saw him laying on the floor. Sometimes he likes to flop down when he's in a hyper mood, then he'll start playing with whatever is on the ground. Anywho, I noticed he tried walking, but whenever he did, his wrist just failed and he laid back down. I thought he fell off the chair and somehow broke his paw. But it turns out, his arm was just stuck in the bracelet, I had to cut the bracelet off since I couldn't get his arm out. Nearly gave me a heart attack

[ErostheSnake]

I'm guessing they dream about lots of things, but things limited to their experiences. For example, a python that was captive bred wouldn't dream about the wild since it had never been there and they wouldn't even know it exists.

I dream of all kinds of things I’ve never seen 🤷🏻:cens0r:♀️


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[ErostheSnake]

I don’t think snakes have the brain capability to be able to dream.


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[Traceur]

I don’t think snakes have the brain capability to be able to dream.


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Maybe. But if they ever are able to dream or if they did, just imagine the things they would dream about

[ErostheSnake]

Maybe. But if they ever are able to dream or if they did, just imagine the things they would dream about

Fat, juicy rats? 🤣


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[Traceur]

Fat, juicy rats? 🤣


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Definately. Maybe even the perfect hide to snuggle into and sleep the day away

[ErostheSnake]

The perfect shed (body)?


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[Traceur]

The perfect shed (body)?


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Perfect warm ground? Maybe even a nice tall branch to slither onto??

[Bogertophis]

I don’t think snakes have the brain capability to be able to dream.


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Who knows? I'd still rather over-estimate their abilities than to under-estimate them...wouldn't you?

While apparently they have a small brain, they also don't need as large a brain to control as many things (like arms & legs & speech, for example). But they do
have enough of a brain to learn and remember their way around.

There have been so many cases where we "think" we have all the answers when we actually don't...look how much our knowledge of other animals has changed
over the years, & how much better we treat certain species (like dogs) because of that. We're still learning incredible things about squids & eels & all sorts of life-
forms...but society has it in their head to hate snakes, so they're not high on the research list, & it's also a challenge to find ways of testing them.

[Traceur]

Who knows? I'd still rather over-estimate their abilities than to under-estimate them...wouldn't you?

While apparently they have a small brain, they also don't need as large a brain to control as many things (like arms & legs & speech, for example). But they do
have enough of a brain to learn and remember their way around.

There have been so many cases where we "think" we have all the answers when we actually don't...look how much our knowledge of other animals has changed
over the years, & how much better we treat certain species (like dogs) because of that. We're still learning incredible things about squids & eels & all sorts of life-
forms...but society has it in their head to hate snakes, so they're not high on the research list, & it's also a challenge to find ways of testing them.

It's sad too. People kill snakes because they apparently attacked them out of nowhere. Snakes don't do that. They only attack out of defense because they feel threatened. It's an instinct when they have something hovered above them and they believe they'll be eaten. Just really wish people didn't mess with them and kill them as sport. It's sick
If only more people took the time to understand, huh? But hell. That's humanity for ya. No wonder why animals are much better than us. Honestly, I trust them more than people- you can call me a weirdo on that, it's true XD