I work at a local Newspaper. It all depends on the press used. The press that the company I work for uses does NOT get the paper hot, and the ink is a soy-based, water-soluble ink that sits in the machine collecting dust and bacteria, exposed to everything around it before ending up on the paper - it's in trays that are never entirely cleaned. It comes off on everything, and is really very dirty. I would never use printed newspaper for my snakes. I use the un-printed end rolls, which are far more sanitary.