Unexplainable Behaviors

[Mindibun]

I've been noticing a lot of weird behaviors from my snakes over time, and I thought it might be neat to gather together a list of the "unexplainable" behaviors of our ball pythons. Things that make you just tilt your head at them, and say, "what the heck... ?"

I have three that I can think of off the top of my head.

1. Adalae CONSTANTLY sleeps like this even though her hide is definitely big enough:

I've no idea why...


2. Harlett did something similar when I had her:




Again, no idea why.

3. Harlett also used to rest her head on my nose. Just about every time she was out she would do this, and if I didn't bother her she'd stay there for quite a while. Scary stuff if you're not used to it.


Anyone else have snakes with unusual behavior for no apparent reason?

[butters!]

hmmmm,i have a little girl that blows bubbles in her water bowl befor drinking.also when handling her she does lap after lap after lap around my wrist slowl but tightly

i have a boy that only poops on the accurite thermometer

another boy that watches sports center but he goes back into his hide when they talk about tennis

[starmom]

....i have a boy that only poops on the accurite thermometer....

All my snakes have it out for my Acurites

[butters!]

All my snakes have it out for my Acurites

lol,i guess its not so strange then

[SecurityStacey]

All my snakes have it out for my Acurites

The last few times Stan has knocked over and pooped right on the Acurite!

[butters!]

join the club!
i had to throw one away because of pee getting into it.the numbers go crazy on the face when soaked with wetness.

[m0esgirl]

one of my bp's, kane-hekili, likes to poop either IN his water dish or UNDER the paper towel. he's a little butthead.

[blackcrystal22]

1. Adalae CONSTANTLY sleeps like this even though her hide is definitely big enough:

I've no idea why...


2. Harlett did something similar when I had her:




Again, no idea why.

I have those pointy plants!

Anyway.. Maybe them putting only their head in their hide has something to do with them FEELING like they are all covered up even though they arn't just because they can't see it?

[Sophiax]

Mine does the nose-resting-on-nose thing too. It's so cute, it's what made me choose her from the reptile store, actually! She'll first give a snakey-kiss, then bump noses, then rest her head.