Do snakes have a concept of time?

[Crazy4Herps]

Wondering what you guys think.

I think they most definitely do! I always feed on Sunday nights. Last week they all got fairly large meals, so I skipped this Sunday. When I came home from a few errands at around 6 o'clock, they were all peeking out of their hides and looked up expectantly when I entered the room. I then went to the QT room to check the temps in the new boa's tub, and as I opened the lid she flung herself out of the cage trying to grab my hand! She's a fairly aggressive feeder, but has never shown any signs of cage aggression before.


What are your experiences? Do your snakes know what to expect on a certain day of the week or month?

[cerastesruber]

hmmm i think they just got hungry haha
but i could be wrong!

[Big Gunns]

Big Gunns just thinks you must smell like a rat.

BG thinks they just know when their hungry, not what day of week it is. If they are fed on a schedule, that's when they want to eat.

[abuja]

hmmm i think they just got hungry haha
but i could be wrong!

Hahaha, I agree. They just get hungry on a schedule, but doesn't almost every animal develop habits?

[ColinWeaver]

Here is some info from a study done on rats: http://hypography.com/news/life-sciences/35490.html

The short of it is that animals do have memories but most do not appear to be able to link them to points in time.

[flynn]

Time itself is something that we humans created. I doubt snakes or any other animals see 'time' as we see it.

Time is relative anyways. Does time move more slowly when we are waiting for a bus and late for an appointment? Of course not, but it sure can feel that way.