I personally don't use UVB for my snakes. Some natural light comes in through the windows during about 1/4 of the day but all my cages also have an area of shade the snake can use.

Check out the link below from a UK forum about UVB and research ongoing about it possibly causing cataracts... (are you part of this research group?) It's very interesting.

I would tend to think it could be bad since snakes don't have eyelids as lizards do, they can't close their eyes to avoid a UVB tube, just move into a hide or other cover.

Just some more ongoing research and a good read.
UVB causing blindness


-----
'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."' -Rainshadow

[ Hide Replies ]

• UVB lighting - Alexcr, Mon Sep 24 00:13:00 2007
• RE: UVB lighting - edkim, Mon Sep 24 02:15:38 2007
• RE: UVB lighting - caparu, Mon Sep 24 07:03:01 2007
• RE: UVB lighting - tex959, Mon Sep 24 14:51:56 2007
• Let me explain the differences... - edkim, Mon Sep 24 18:37:05 2007
• RE: Let me explain the differences... - TnK, Mon Sep 24 19:28:41 2007
• RE: UVB lighting is for lizards - TnK, Mon Sep 24 08:37:37 2007
• RE: UVB lighting is for lizards - caparu, Mon Sep 24 09:58:26 2007
• UVB causing cataracts - AbsoluteApril, Mon Sep 24 11:01:16 2007
• RE: UVB causing cataracts - caparu, Mon Sep 24 11:52:08 2007
• Actual research on UVBs and Snakes - slyBCI, Mon Sep 24 12:32:05 2007
• RE: UVB lighting is for lizards - dberes, Mon Sep 24 17:27:13 2007
• unnecessary, if not dangerous - SnakesByDesign, Mon Sep 24 10:08:13 2007
• Ridiculous statement s - caparu, Mon Sep 24 11:29:18 2007
• RE: Ridiculous statement s - TnK, Mon Sep 24 15:18:37 2007
• glad you posted this - TenorGoddess, Wed Sep 26 21:11:46 2007
• RE: unnecessary, if not dangerous - Slithering_Serpents, Mon Sep 24 15:24:03 2007
• This is an Important issue - What about - tcdrover, Mon Sep 24 16:10:17 2007
• RE: This is an Important issue - What ab - Ophidia_Junkie, Mon Sep 24 17:21:43 2007