Do I even need the heatpad?

[Bogertophis]

Yes it is attached to a thermostat. I just used the temp gun and the glass was at 104!

I never see her on the heatpad anyways. Should I just turn it off? Or dial it down to 78 or something?

In any event, I'm glad I have the temp gun, but I'm getting neurotic with checking temperatures all the time.

With temps. like 104* (hot enough to burn your snake!) you'd best be dialing your thermostat down. And be thankful that your snake isn't using it, but check anyway
for a pink belly burn in case she did when you weren't looking. The surface your snake can make contact with should be about 90* at the most. Please fix it A.S.A.P.

In a "perfect world" you'd have set up your cage for about a week to make these adjustments BEFORE your snake moved into it- for safety reasons.