Well I have seen 2 different snakes need serious attention when the snake shed and it rolled down and formed a knot around the food lump. Take the advice or don't, you will see a post about someone crying '' how did this happen '' sooner or later, just trying to help. See this site www.worldofballpythons.com/wizard the link of when things go bad, with the umbilical cord suffocated 2 different snkaes, same idea. If it happens to even 1 snake and can be avoided, it is 1 too many imo