Please confirm that these aren't mites!

[applesmom]

I have an 11 month old corn snake that I am slightly worried about. I have had him for around 8 months and he seems to be doing perfectly fine, but recently I found 3 small bugs in his water dish, and tonight I found one more. I've done some research and I think they are springtails, but I just want to confirm that they are not mites so I can stop worrying! They have only been found in his water dish, and I have looked him over several times and can't find any actually on him. He is eating, shedding, and pooping perfectly. He is acting completely normal but I can't help but worry about him. The bugs are really tiny, and almost hop when I touch them. They don't look or sound like mites to me, but I've never had to deal with them so I can't be certain. I have attached a few pictures below. Thank you for any insight you may have!

 

[daddio207]

Could be a springtail.

Definitely NOT a mite

 

[Juno]

Doesn't look like mites, they tend to have a rounder body. I had springtails in my ball pythons tubs. Gross little things flipping around in the water. That got promptly cleaned. I assume they came in with the bedding.

 

[Colorguardchic19]

Springtails get into damp, soil type environments. No harm done by them, but make sure substrate around the water bowl isn't getting wet, which will attract them. They probably didn't come I with the bedding unless it was moist, but it shouldn't be moist.

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[MysticExotics]

Looks like a springtail. They're harmless. They eat poop, so I put them in my planted enclosures for my geckos.