Have you seen that Ball Pythons in the Wild video? In Ghana? There're trees and bushes and low branches everywhere. I guarantee you the ball pythons climb and perch and fall off naturally. Just like they do in our tanks.
We're so busy claiming ball pythons are not active, and attributing "restlessness" to stress. But in the CITES study they were found to have "territories" of about an acre each. Could they be stressed... because they can't explore? In almost all other areas of snake husbandry, exercise is considered important--so important, lack of exercise leads to an increase in egg-binding in female corns.
And as my final argument in favor of climbing not always being stress-related, I give you Exhibits A and B:
That is not stress. That is enthusiasm.
