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Head underwater in water dish?

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NCSUjle

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I know that it is not abnormal for snakes to lay in their water dish, as this can be used as a cooling mechanism and what not... but I was cleaning cages this morning, and noticed that my new hypo female was laying in her dish, with her head under the water. I was afraid at first, as none of my other snakes even go into the water, rather, just drink from it. I know that snakes can stay under water for a certain amount of time (as I do research with water snakes at college), but should I be worried if my hypo makes a habit of staying underwater for a while? Any advice is welcome. Thanks.
 
If you think that is weird mysnakegoes underneath the water bowl butit already has lots of hides. I guess he likes the cold.
 
Lots of laughs!

My small corn also used to stick her head into her water dish and look around for long periods of time. The dish is transparent so it was very entertaining for me.

I called her "submarine" for a while!!

Gotta love them!

K
 
It's my newest snake, and the only one I've ever seen even get into the water dish! She submerges her whole body, including her head, for long periods at a time. It's pretty funny... sometimes she'll stick just her nose above the water (which is a good thing! ;) )
 
Perhaps she's pretending to be a big, fierce anaconda, waiting patiently for her next meal to wonder too close to the water.
 
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