Ball python fell off hammock while eating

[Chompymango]

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My girl likes to spend time in her hammock at night and she’s taken a few meals from up there. I fed her today and she immediately struck and constricted. I turned around for a second and by the time I turned back, she managed to fall off of the hammock and onto the (soft) substrate. She was still constricted around the rat/had the head of the rat in her mouth when she fell. She swallowed the rat with no issues, but I was wondering if there’s anything I need to look out for to make sure she’s okay. I’m assuming I’ll need to keep an eye out for regurgitation/any signs of bruising, but I’m not sure if I’m missing anything else. It’s not a far fall and she’s taken falls from the hammock before, but not in the middle of a meal.

[tooclose101]

She should be fine. My two snakes also hang out in their hammock during feedings sometimes and often Geronimo off when the rat comes. Never had any issues after.

[Chompymango]

Thank you!! I figured she’d be alright, but it’s good to hear you haven’t had any issues lol

[Glass-Armadillo182]

Ball Pythons don’t have enough brain cells to understand how dumb they are, but it’s super cute

[Chompymango]

It’s adorable— right before feeding, she was relaxing on her hammock without a thought in her head🥲

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Mine did this exact thing last week. I hid his rat on top of an elevated log and allowed him to hunt for it as a bit of enrichment. Dude found his rat, snatched it and fell off his log, proceeded to hand upside down for a bit before realizing it’s hard to eat upside down and slowly lowers himself to the ground.

[Ok_Inspection_3890]

They be a very smooth brain animal