Overheating

[bcr229]

Fans do NOT help a snake to cool down because snakes don't perspire- fans only help cool the air a little when the air is going thru water, as in a "swamp cooler" (aka "evaporative cooler"), or we humans, because we perspire.

Exactly! Though if the snake is not in an open-top tank, putting a cold pack in front of the fan so the air flows over it before hitting the snake's enclosure would help cool the air and the enclosure wall.

Definitely cool water inside the enclosure, and water is denser than air so it has more thermal mass; multiple water bowls or a large one will help more than a small bowl.