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Originally Posted by Dragonling
If a snake didn't hide all day in the wild it would quickly become something else's lunch.
The reason your snake is staying on the cool end is that the warm end is too warm. Because corn snakes can (and typically will) burrow towards heat, your thermometer probe should be beneath the substrate on the surface of the glass, where I suspect you'll find temperatures in the low 90s. A ball python would be thrilled, but a corn not so much. If you don't have a thermostat I would suggest investing in one.
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What she ^ says.
I'll also add, my 3 year old snake goes through spells where he is active and out, and there are spells when he hides a lot.
I've noticed my snake hides more before a shed. He also hides more if the room temp drops quite a bit due to cold weather.
Keep in mind, "Snakes Prefer to Hide." When you see a snake out in the wild, that is a rarity. For every snake "You see" there are thousands you don't see.