Thanks Sean. I think you bring up a great point. I think many kings will utilize the area beneath the AC but where depends on the prevailing conditions and the particulars on the requirements of the snake in question at any given time. Some examples I have observed. I have seen kings laying under the surface of tin that would be hotter than what would normally be considered optimum. This would include gravid females, snakes with fresh and severe wounds, those digesting recent large meals and prior to shed. My guess is these snakes are seeking elevated temperatures to expedite some biological function. In these examples reproduction, ecdysis or recovering from injury or simply speeding up the digestive process. At other times general thermo-regulation is occuring in the spring and fall of the year when the snake can get additional warmth when the nights are cool and these surface objects heat up rapidly in the morning sunshine. I think much time, especially in the hot and dry summer months is spent below the surface in rodent burrows so the snakes can escape excessive heat and find a more suitable humidity range than is available on the surface. I find this topic to be interesting. Its like each sheet of tin or board has a microhabitat going on beneath it and all we can do is catch a glimpe of the surface activity and make guesses. Phil

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