Quote Originally Posted by The Cannibal Monkey
Not to intrude, but is hissing a sign of stress? My snake just recently began hissing at me (though he's never struck)...the only thing I really changed was his light, from a red-heat to one used for desert reptiles (a full UV one I believe, and very very bright).
not necessarily. when im going to sleep sometimes i will hear my male hiss for no reason. ive heard it be described as "talking" when they hiss unprovoked and just feel like hissing. but, theres the other hissing like when he wedged his self under his cage and i was trying to get him out he hissed out me loudly expanding then contracting his body. thats when they are stressed.