5 Unexpected Things I Discovered after Adopting a Ball Python

Here are 5 things that took me completely by surprise when first adopted my ball python (aka royal python aka python regius). No amount of care guides, forums and YouTube videos prepared me for these aspects of python ownership - so if you also have one, I would be very curious to hear if you have made similar observations or if my snake is just a total weirdo. Also you might notice that her terrarium changes from a small glass terrarium to a much bigger OSB terrarium in some of the footage. If you are interested in seeing how I upgraded her into this larger terrarium, stay tuned because I will be posting a video on it soon.

The 5 categories in this video are (if you want to spoil it for yourself):


1. Squishiness ( I assume not everyone's snake is this squishy )
2. Ability to make themselves really flat
3. Obsession with the Outside World
4. Spatial Memory
5. High Activity Level (I assume there is variation in activity level between different individuals)


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Links to Studies to improve your snake keeping:


Spatial considerations for captive snakes aka why you shouldn't keep your snake in a tiny tub:
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...


UVB guide (both my corn snake and my python get UVB lighting):
https://www.amphibianark.org/wp-conte...


The spatial learning studies:


https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10053...



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Music used (in order of appearance):

Electric Love by Marina (go follow her on soundcloud!):
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Sailing - Delicate Steve
Hulu Ukulele - Chris Haugen
Bonfire - An Joe

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