Quote Originally Posted by Kysenia View Post
Without research, and watching pythons on tv, this person probably thought hrmmmm, i always see them slithering at a waters edge, etc etc blah blah ...no excuse whatsoever for this husbandry but it doesnt suprise me. People can do some silly things both intentionally and unintentionally. Time to educate.....one of what I think our responsibilities as reptile enthusiasts is.
Yeah, along with all the documentaries where you see anacondas and such swimming and laying in the water. It does sound more like the person was just misinformed and didn't take the time to research the care, rather than being intentionally malicious. It still definitely isn't good for the snake's well being AT ALL and hearing things like this always makes me want to bang my head against the table, but hopefully you'll be able to help in some way. Poor thing is probably stressed out to no end curled up on its little island

But yes, I agree that education is the best way to try and prevent incidents like this. Being polite and courteous while pointing out the facts goes a long way, and I have a feeling that this person will probably change husbandry methods once they realize their mistake. After all, they went to the trouble of filling up the tank with water when they could have just thrown it into a bare tank

Anyway, I'm glad you found out about it and I hope the snake isn't suffering too badly (and hopefully not for much longer!!)