Yes. They aren't bright snakes. In the wild they're going to ball up or try to get away. Since the snake is trapped in a tank, it has no where to escape, so it balls up.Originally Posted by jxl
Are ball pythons stupid or what? I just can't understand why the ball pythons don't fight back? Getting a bite or two OK that's normal it happens living creature does have to eat or tries to defend, but a ball python is able to kill much larger prey than they can eat.
OK they are not hungry and everything but I just can't grasp the idea the snake just watches themselves getting eaten and not killing the prey in their defense.
Their defense mechanism is to ball up, hence the name "Ball Python". They ball up in fear and defense and become the perfect sitting target.
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