Just how good is a ball python's sense of smell? I know I can Google it but I thought it would be more fun to have a conversation about it here. Anyway, I swear that my little guy can smell his prey as soon as I take it out of the ziploc bag, even though it's still cold and in another room. By the time I've heated it, and hubby has the prey in tongs, Skull is out of his hide, neck in an S and waiting for it. This is remarkable, I think, given that I'm using water to warm up his prey which diminishes the scent a bit.