Hi and welcome to BP.net!

Congrats on getting a great snake! We'd love to see pics if you have any.

As for soaking in the water bowl. It's not a problem in and of itself, but is almost always a sign of some other problem going on. Common reasons for soaking:

--Mites (tiny little bugs that live on the snake and suck its blood)
--Lack of security (hides are too big, or too few and the snake is using the water to "hide" in)
--Temps are off (if the snake is too warm, it may be trying to cool off)
--Lack of humidity
--Snake is really full (it just ate and has a large lump...it may soak to take some of the pressure off of its overly full "tummy.")

If you can describe your setup to us, we can help you narrow things down and tweak it to a perfect environment.