yes and no depending on the reason why your BP is soaking, Ball Pythons will rarely soak so the first thing is to do is to see if there could be a reason why your BP is soaking.
It can be due to
Mites.
Lack of security, your snake uses the water dish as an hide.
Tempertures too high
Humidity too low
Too large of a meal
So your job is to proceed by elimination.
You definitely do not want this to persist long term.