BPs!!

[viper69]

Very cool science

Intense sociability in a “non-social” snake (Python regius) - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

It has been suggested that social behavior in squamates evolved partly due to increased interaction opportunities at communal dens and/or due to vivipary. Ball pythons are not viviparous, are not known to communally den, and are often assumed to be non-social. However, as ball pythons are highly...

link.springer.com

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Very neat study I had no clue about this behavior.

 

[The Snark]

@viper69 The citations alone of that page is a gold mine of references. That really should be a sticky.
Of special note, it has crossed sciences ranging from Herpetology to Psychology.
SPringer Nature should be a bookmark for every bio student and publishing hopeful.

I wish we had this when I was working bio-med. https://link.springer.com/collections/ifciafdjbe

 

[Mountaindani]

I love reading case studies. Very cool information.

 

[Brewser]

Garter Snakes in particular come to mind as being quite Socialable Snakes gathering together in rather large numbers from time to time.