So this clay is typically used for breaded dragons and leopard geckos. It comes as loose dirt that you then moisten. You can mold anything you want with it and it will dry. I was thinking that maybe I could mold the cold hide out of it the make a 3D background too. I could make hides in the background with sticks and slopes leading to it. I'm not sure if a ball python would even use them though.
I went ahead and made a separate thread titled "Bioactive Help" so I can get more opinions. Thank you for all the help.
Here is a YouTube video that shows how the clay really works.
https://youtu.be/WC3NNkwQiVs