Quote Originally Posted by Sauzo View Post
Also they can "sneeze" by constricting their ribs rapidly which is how they breath anyways as well as all other reptiles. They contract their ribs thus compressing their lung/lungs unlike mammals that use a diaphragm to do it. I have heard my big BCI girl expel air rapidly to blow out dust from her nostrils after she burrows around in her aspen sometimes. Its also how they hiss.
I think I should have specified, they can't sneeze or cough reflexively. But yeah, honestly, I would say better safe than sorry. If it's a large, open room like a living room, you're probably safe, but if it's someplace small and enclosed like a bedroom, do it elsewhere. I should note that crawling around MORE isn't necessarily a GOOD sign in ball pythons. They like to chill mostly, so being very active and restless is maybe your snake trying to tell you it's finding something uncomfortable.