Brumating/Breeding out of season

[Greg'sGarters]

Just keep in mind the snakes have something to do with this process. Breeding in optimal conditions and seasons isn't a sure thing.

Captive bred snakes that have never been brumated are much easier to brumate out of season. Because their internal clocks have not been set. It's like it's harder to lock someone in a opaque room who has been outside for most of their life, and tell them what time it is, then it is to tell someone what time it is who was born in that room. They have no sense of time of day. They could be falling asleep at 10PM or 10AM. But once you turn off the lights, they will think that it is night time. Speaking metaphorically of course.

[guidofatherof5]

Captive bred snakes that have never been brumated are much easier to brumate out of season. Because their internal clocks have not been set. It's like it's harder to lock someone in a opaque room who has been outside for most of their life, and tell them what time it is, then it is to tell someone what time it is who was born in that room. They have no sense of time of day. They could be falling asleep at 10PM or 10AM. But once you turn off the lights, they will think that it is night time. Speaking metaphorically of course.

I don't know about that but this clock you talk of is preset (instincts) and any amount of cursory changes might not have an effect on it.
I think snakes do more then just sense daylight hours and sun angle degrees to tell them it's brumation time. I have no proof of this but believe there is far more to it then that.
Just my opinion.