there is a chance he could fall from it. i would remove it just to be safe. a snake trying to get out of the tiny space its in will climb on stuff to get closer to the top. take it out and put another hide and i bet you he still climbs around on the hides to test the top for a way out! my first bp did all sorts of stuff trying to get to the screen top. i even found him on my digital thermometer/hydrometer. with no way down othere than falling (no clue how he got up there! it was outta reach even if he was on tippy tail). but if i didnt catch him and pull him down there would be no way for him to get down, being a mostly terrestrial snake they really dont need vertical climbing space. just some food for thought.