Ball Python head sticking out of hide.

[noshibby]

So I picked up my first ball python two weeks ago, I left him a few days to allow him to calm down from relocation stress.

I fed him a pinky to start, just to make sure if he ate it he would keep it down, he did no problems.

I then waited 5 days and fed a hopper mouse, again no issues.

I was a bit late on it's last feeding, it was seven days rather than the prescribed five; however, He still is sitting in his hide on the warm side with his head sticking out, last two feedings he just stayed inside until it was digested.

also a note was that he pooped after I fed him the first hopper, then again just before feeding him the latest hopper mouse.

Now I'm just curious onto what the head sticking out of hide behavior meaning, does it mean he's hungry, or just curious what's on the go outside his hide.

Here's a picture of the little guy. (Now I'm just assuming male, may very well be female.) This was taken just before feeding him the very first time. He actually seems less spiny now.