Oh yeah and about the tail wiggling thing.......I came across a black racer a month or two ago and it started shaking its tail like a rattlesnake. Is this just a shared response that all snakes inherently possess, including ball pythons? Maybe she was waving her tail like that to try to get better situated for a strike, but I've never seen behavior like that before. There must be some reason for it, BPs are pretty efficient with their movements and don't really do anything unless it is necessary.