infrared light and ball pythons

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Ok first thanks for all the help with the newspaper question!

next, just a a funny story..i picked up a zoomed 75 watt basking bulb, plugged it in and about one minute later it burnt out...any one had this happen? Any ideas why? I figured it might have been my fixture but I put a 100watt incandesant in there and its been all all night (theres no snake in my tank yet still in the setup phase)...oh well...

Finally, I was thinking about nighttime temperatures. I have a 500r thermostat with my uth hooked to it. Obviously it cycles on and off as that is what thermostats do. I dont want to plug my my light source into it because my snake would go crazy from the on off of the lamp. Am I correct in stating that ball pythons cant see infrared? And that if I plugged the infrared bulb into the thermostat the onoff cycle wouldnt bother my snake?

J.