I had a thought earlier while looking at a few of the threads where folks advise on hot spot temps. This is ENTIRELY a theoretical question and not to he taken as "advice" or a suggestion to do things differently. I'm just curious what people think since my analytical brain says this is all conflicting info.

Folks says that 94 or 95 degrees at a hot spot can/will cause burns (AKA, no hot spot >92), and I'm sure there are cases to support this as fact. Everyone also knows that human body temps are typically upper 90s, normally 98, also a scientific fact.

Would extended handling of a BP be able to cause burns; what length of time would it have to be for a burn to occur?

Extended thought, is there any logic to think that some snakes who dislike handling might do so because of the heat of our bodies?


My thoughts kind of follow that if a surface temp in the cage of 94 or 95 is hot enough to cause a burn, then shouldn't humans be too hot for them when being handled for more than short periods, since we are usually close to 98 or so.

I played with my temp gun when I got it and know that my fiance's hand temperature is pretty close to that at 96-98, and my always-cold hands still typically hit over 92-94. Not counting the hands, humans tend to be warmer around the back of the neck and head (definitely near tree he 98 number) for folks who place snakes over their shoulder/neck.

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