Quote Originally Posted by mrshawt View Post
Yeah, you're sliding it the wrong way. Happens to all of us at first. Test it out on a light bulb and see.

Also, your hand is the worst way to measure the temp of the snake. Naturally it would feel cool because it's temp has to be below our body temp.
Except that the temperature of our body in our appendages is much lower than our core body temperature. It also fluctuates a lot.