Quote Originally Posted by Divalent
Okay, so my diagram got collaped by the software. I'll try one more time (then given up if it don't work; ignore the dots used as spacers):
........__
........| |
........| |
......./.&.\ <-heat lamp bulb
...../........\
.../............\
-------------------- ..<-- screen top
~~~~~o> ................<-- snake
Sorry, I should have read your question a little slower.

That should be fine. The screen doesn't usually get warm enough to burn your snake like an exposed bulb would. I thought the bulb was exposed IN the cage.