Gravid snake or just being weird?

[FollowTheSun]

My best guess is that she is building (growing follicles in order to be ready to breed), but checking temps just to be safe is a good idea. I would do is get a tempgun different from what you usually use to check your temps in case this sudden behavior change is from increased temperature raising metabolism. She looks pretty thick throughout, rather than just where she would have eggs or follicles, which is about 1/3 from tail rather than right in the middle. Right before going to the bathroom, it can sometimes look like there is extra weight in that section too, so even then it's not 100% sign of anything.

If she were gravid, she would likely be heat seeking, cool seeking is more while building and during ovulation. Has she been cool seeking more before this week or is that new?

Thank you for your thoughtful reply! To give more background about temps-- this snake was owned by my child who just left for college. The snake is now in my care, and I moved her enclosure from my child's bedroom to a new location in the house. The bedroom was the warmest room in the house, and the snake is now in the coolest room in the house. The bedroom was kept at between 84 and 74 degrees, depending on time of day and if the extra window a/c unit was turned on. The snake's ambient temperature inside the enclosure was about the same as the room temp. The enclosure is large and the heating pad was on a temp control and was checked for accuracy when set up, but admittedly my child was busy with her last semester of high school and didn't pay much attention to the snake. The heat mat is set to 92 degrees. The water and cool hide are on one side, the heat mat and warm hide are on the other side.

The snake and her enclosure was moved from her room to a cooler room about 4 weeks ago. The cooler room is 74-77 degrees pretty constantly. I had a chance to observe her more closely since her move than I have observed her in the past 2-3 years. The increased appetite has been happening all summer, but the inverted position in the cool hide and wrapping around the water dish are things I've observed within the past 1.5 weeks or so, since her move to the new room. She is also getting thicker this summer than I've ever seen her. (maybe she's just getting fat!)

Maybe being in a warm room stimulated her to make follicles? Since she hasn't mated, what will happen to the follicles-- if that's what is going on? Will they just absorb back into her body, or will she make and lay slugs?

Any thoughts on why she's such a bitey snake when most BP's are very docile? Seriously, we used to put her on a coat rack modified with some thick branches to hang out. My other snakes love it. She will sit there and if anyone walks by she'll try to tag them!

My male is sooooo calm and chill! As is my ratsnake.