My gonyosoma hates my boyfriend, i know snakes don't have emotions, but this snake is said to be one of the more intelligent types. Here's what i know:
The snake has extreme distrust of my bf, and only him. With me he distrusts, but also "respects" me. When i interact with him he is defensive, but it's only bluffing, puffing up and hissing, and he's only struck at me once (though he missed me somehow). He ignores other people, but keeps an eye on them. With everyone but my boyfriend he is weary, and only defensive if someone gets too close or looks at him too long. With my bf he is automatically defensive, and even offensive. The last two times he saw, only looked at, my bf he struck at him.
Also, when my bf has had to handle the snake, when moving him from his tub to his terrarium, he has ignored my bf's hands to go for his face. There is no way my bf could have abused my snake, and if the snake considered handling to be abusive then he would hate me much more by now. I also don't think it's because he used to me handling him either.
So my question is could a snake have distrust for one particular person and recognize that person? and why?
