No, this isn't a stupid question. In fact there are a lot of people that don't know the answer, evidently.



Some people say that in the wild, burmese pythons are diurnal and some people say they're nocturnal. Personally, I don't know myself because I've never been to any of there homelands & studied them. All I can say is that every burmese python I've ever kept in captivity was basically nocturnal.



(1) For one thing, you've got an albino & they're usually more sensitive to light.

(2) I most always feed mine in the early evenings. Have I trained them to be nocturnal? Don't know, but don't think so.

(3) There's usually less traffic in the house or room at night, thereby possibly giving them a sense of security to move about.

(4) Generally, our temperatures are more consistant between day/night so they don't have to wait for the sun to warm them enough to give them the energy to hunt.



Just a few rambling thoughts on what could possibly make a diuranl snake become nocturnal. But then again, they could be nocturnal to begin with.



Have a good one!

HH
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• I hope this isnt to stupid of a Q - VxXDJXxV, Sat Oct 6 18:35:05 2007
• RE: No, this is not a stupid question - HappyHillbilly, Sun Oct 7 14:54:58 2007