Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
No it is not keep in mind that human body temperature is 98.6 therefore not hot enough to burn anything.
You're referring to the normal core body temperature (98.6 F), which really only applies if you're planning on swallowing your ball python.

Skin surface temperature actually varies with ambient temperature - at 73 F ambient it's about 89 F, and at 91 F ambient it's about 95 F.