What Does It Mean When A Ball Python Yawns. I plan on getting some ball pythons and boas in the future when i move out of my parents house (i'm in high school currently) and i've got quite a few years of snake handling experience under my belt, but none whatsoever with housing or keeping snakes. Most of the time they do this after they ate.
Yawning opens the airways, allowing more air into the lungs. Sometimes it happens after she's eaten (which my research has said could be her realigning her jaws), but it also happens at other times as well. Ball python yawns are adorable, so try to enjoy them as long as there aren't any worrying symptoms like breathing sounds, breathing with the mouth open, or discharge around the mouth or nose.