Ball pythons blowing bubbles underwater

[Luvyna]

I would assume he didn't breathe, as snakes can hold their breath for quite a long time, as when swimming underwater, & their trachea closes off when they're swallowing prey anyway. But snakes lose the scent of their prey underwater, & I've seen most of them lose their prey once they drop it in their water bowls.

Snakes just have some seriously-cool skills overall though.

That's wild! My BP takes 10 minutes to eat sometimes, I can't imagine him holding his breath that long. I thought that when they ate they could still breathe through their glottis like a snorkel? I've also seen snakes flicking their tongues underwater so I wonder if they can actually smell anything or if it's just instinctive haha.

My BP constantly touches the water in his bowl with his tongue while exploring and jerks back like that bowl hasn't been there for over a year. He should learn how to do this instead.

Lol, he's rediscovering water every time he sees it!

Most the bowls aren't exactly big enough for real swimming but they can usually swim through it at least a little. Most the smaller bodied ones like my GTP, ETB, and BRB have a pretty easy time swimming in circles and getting fully submerged but the big ones like the Dum and Bloods...... Not so much.

Very cool, those must be giant water bowls! Makes me curious of what my BP would do if he had enough water to swim in. He has a bowl big enough to soak but not swim in and he seems to like to climb in and out of it at night because I find his bedding in it every day!