Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
Another reason he might have rubbed his face is that he might have gotten water in his heat-sensing pits when he drank (or from the fogger, come to think of it).

If this had been AFTER he ate, I've often seen snakes rub their face after they eat- and I assume that's instinctive, to remove the scent of prey from their face. (If a snake happened to come face to face with another snake in the wild & his face smelled like prey, you can see how that might not end well, because snakes trust scent more than eyesight. And since snakes normally swallow prey head-first, that means the last part of the rodent they swallow is the stinky end that can leave more scent on their face- rodents use their urine to scent mark, btw.)

Anyway, I'm out of ideas, so...don't worry about it. Snakes can do random things too. Just to confuse us...
Oh! Maybe it was the water thing! I moved his water bowl and while he was investigating he did seem to drop his head in the water before he started rubbing. That does make sense, but I'll keep an eye out just in case! Thanks!