Thank you for the advise and knowledge! im gonna swing by the pet store later today to get an UTH and the hardware store for a dimmer switch so i can get the temps higher and constant through out the day... then i can switch to a flourcent bulb for the tank since i wont need the light to produce heat..

since im a newbie to the snake keeping world, i never knew how hard it was to simply keep my hands away. I just wanna get her out and hold her but i know i shouldnt for a while.....