Does anyone have any information about snakes hibernating?
It’s not hibernation – that occurs after a fairly long period of gradual cooling and lasts for several months (depends where you live and what type of snake it is) As snakes are endothermic (require external heat to keep warm) its body was shutting down because it didn’t have any warmth. This can be dangerous if your snake has fed recently (the food may rot in its gut causing blood poisoning) and it may lead to the snakes death if it is not done gradually. Research your snake’s natural climate and ensure that it is always in its enclosure with access to an adequate heat source apart from short periods when you handle it. If you do cool your snake, ensure that you reduce night temperatures gradually and even then, no lower than what your snake would be exposed to in the wild (eg an Australian Jungle carpet python would NEVER be exposed to temperatures below zero like some North American snakes and this may well kill it.
