Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
A ball python that leaves the comfort and security of it's hide box in order to perch unnaturally on an open and exposed tree branch is probably doing so in an attempt to seek warmer temperatures (heat rises) ... while many young ball pythons do enjoy exploring and crawling on elevated perches, basking on a perch in that manner is certainly not the norm.

-adam
Coming from a guy who doesn't know 100