Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
Totally agree- we need to be careful not to assume that very different species (or even individual snakes) all want the same things. BPs use very different techniques to catch prey & survive than other snakes that actively hunt.

Comparing what a BP wants to what a Children's python wants is like comparing apples & oranges.
Oh, joy! A debate! So, you say that a ball python would choose security over freedom. If this is so, then why bother to lock the enclosure? I think we can all agree that a ball python is safer in its enclosure than out of it. If this is so, then the ball python should choose to remain there.