Can ball pythons drowned?

[chinchillachic18]

I know it sounds like a stupid question..but hey im a noob lol

[JLC]

Yes, they can. Bathing/soaking should always be done carefully. Don't use deep water that the snake has to swim in order to keep its head above water...and don't ever leave your snake in a closed container of water without direct, constant supervision.

[chinchillachic18]

ok cool :] good to know thanks! I was just thinking about it when i saw my BP stick her whole head into her water dish for alittle while.. I heard some bubbling noises and was like wat the heck is that? I looked over at the tank and there she is with her whole head in the dish. Its not deep its just the right size but i was still curious. My friend has a golden retriever thats kinda stupid and will stick her head underwater until she finds the ball when we play fetch with her at the lake lol So i was just wondering if that was something a ball python might do.

[FatBoy]

Did you throw a ball in her water bowl?

[STORMS]

did you throw a ball in her water bowl? :d

[771subliminal]

i do know they can hold their breath forever tho. when mine had mites i placed a 6qt tub filled with water in her tank (it had the lid off so she could come and go in and out as she pleased) and she balled up in the bottom under the water for ever with out comming up. i pulled her out a couple times thinking she was gonna drown but after thinking she could come up for air at anytime she wanted.

[norm]

I would not worry about drowing as long as he can "touch bottom" so to speak.

[fattielumpkin]

I think the answer is in the question...... Can they breathe under water?

[Morphie]

some people use water bowls with lids on them and holes cut into the lids (water hides are usually designed this way). THis is handy for preventing spills, but it also poses a problem when folks don't account for the fluid displacement caused by the snake's body when they crawl in there (which makes a half full bowl suddenly completely full), or the fact that snakes are likely to search the edges of the bowl for an escape point with their nose instead of the middle of the lid where the hole is cut. This has claimed the life of more than one snake that i've heard of - so everyone please be careful.

Someone (was it Kevin McCurley?) was talking about a snake (an expensive one, too) flipping his bowl over on top of himself and it forming a seal, drowning the little guy. Very sad business, but sounds like something of a freak accident. Just think, yanno, before you leave things in your snakes' enclosures, and everything should be fine.

[claybird]

how long can they breath under water