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I was just curious about this because I found my new BRB, Indigo, with his head completely submerged and underneath his body in his water tub. I made sure he hadn't drowned, and all he did was move his head a bit and flick his tongue.
How long do you suppose they can stay submerged for? He seems quite content in his soaking, though.
Thanks!
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good question...I've seen mine take a plunge for about 8-10 seconds. thats all i know
I have seen my large male stay submerged completely for well over 30minutes..
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photos.xtremecombatsports.com
I've seen mine submerged many times and always assumed they felt the vibrations of me coming and ducked under the surface. I've always said they don't need much ventilation. 
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
19.29 BRB
14.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
...I have never timed them but I have seen them stay submerged for a very long time. 30 minutes seems like a very long time to us but for these animals which do not burn calories to maintain temperature 30 minutes is probably fairly easy.
Jeff
>>I have seen my large male stay submerged completely for well over 30minutes..
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>>photos.xtremecombatsports.com
30 minutes.... WOW! Ok, I won't worry too much about him then. Besides, he probably knows what he is doing. 
Thanks everyone for your replies!
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