Quote Originally Posted by SPJ View Post
I did not realize that BP's could shiver to raise the temps.

I am not too worried about her weight. I am more concerned about being able to maintain humidity.
Yeah, crazy huh? Pythons are the only endothermic animals known to generate heat metabolically (by shivering thermogenesis) to warm the clutch. This has been observed both in the field and laboratory as a means to maintain the high and constant temps within the clutch. Pretty cool.