Quote Originally Posted by Pythonfriend View Post
guys and girls, really, how is this thread not dead?

BPs in nature live in a HUMID ENVIRONMENT. the kind of environment that in the context of for example the vietnam war would be called a GREEN HELL. if it does not rain, which it normally does, a BP would have minimal trouble to find a pond or creek or something.

i see people making wild claims based on the assumption that BPs in the wild do not live in a truly humid environment, and thats just nonsense. where BPs live its so wet and there is so much sunlight that green stuff (like plants) grows like crazy. i think the people claiming that water bowls are not required have NO CLUE how the natural habitat looks like. its humid forests and humid high-growing weeds. its hot. and there are no real seasons the way we know them. the concept of summer, autumn, winter, spring does not apply. its hot and rainy and damp and plants love it. BPs in the wild have access to water, and in captivity we know they do drink.

i dont know why this thread keeps going and has not died yet. BPs in the wild HAVE WATER, so WHY DENY IT IN CAPTIVITY? of course it will cause damage when they cannot get enough water. it causes suffering and organ damage. i wonder how it is even possible that certain people dont get it. again, they live in what some people (soldiers) would consider a GREEN HELL, its humid and plants grow incredibly fast and water is easy to find.

and we do know that BPs do drink. why deny them that natural behavior?
The most common description of a Ball python's natural habitat is "dry grassland". And I'm pretty sure they have a dry season as well as a wet season. I've watched a few videos of balls being harvested in the wild and don't recall seeing ponds or creeks...