I talked to a lady in a pet store one time looking for heat lamps for her snake, didn't know what kind of snake, didn't know what temps it needed, didn't know what temps the cage was now, just thought he was cold. I told her to buy a thermometer instead and do some research.

Then heard about a couple with a ball python they had shipped from AZ and they believed because of the atmospheric changes that the snake wouldn't eat, they were forcefeeding it weekly instead and stuffing the mouse down it's throat with a pencil.