Snakes 'knowing' you?

So, I know it's not like a dog knowing who it's owner was... but I've noticed something with Tali. When I handle her or take her out, she balls up for a moment, then quickly uncoils and starts checking me out and whats going on. The times I've had other people handle her (which honestly, hasn't been many- one of my roommates, my parents, and a couple of friends that stopped by), she stays coiled and 'balled' for much longer. I know they can smell, but I don't know if they can smell AND store the difference from person to person (ie, that's mom, mom=ok, that's not mom=STRANGER DANGER OH DEAR GOD). So maybe it's just a difference in how I handle her? IDK D:

I was just wondering if I was nuts haha. Do your snakes react differently to other people holding them?

(also, whats the guesstimate age for an 18inch, 106gram Ball Python?)

Idk about the whole snake knowing you thing. But that sounds like a monthish old

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by SjbReptiles

Idk about the whole snake knowing you thing. But that sounds like a monthish old

---

yeah bout a month from what i know... would be interesting to see what others have to say about this "knowing" thing. certainly SEEMS like mine knows me from others, calmer less likely to try n get away from me, prefers my hands to others i.e. more likely to come onto my hand than sisters' when cruisin around idk though

My parents wont handle any of mine, my friends do but not for very long.

I definitely think they can differentiate between unfamiliar scents and familiar scents that have proven to be nonthreatening. My BPs act differently if someone new is even in the room when I'm trying to feed.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Annarose15

I definitely think they can differentiate between unfamiliar scents and familiar scents that have proven to be nonthreatening. My BPs act differently if someone new is even in the room when I'm trying to feed.

---

I agree with Anna here. We all have a different smell, though we ourselves cannot distinguish this I'm sure snakes have a much finer sense of smell.

Smell Familiarity and conditioning i think are the only things at play here

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Blitzjg

Smell Familiarity and conditioning i think are the only things at play here

---

Thats what i was sort of figuring of she did/could recognize my scent- I'm someone who isnt "scary" vs someone new who might be scary and want to eat her or something.

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by SjbReptiles

My parents wont handle any of mine, my friends do but not for very long.

---

Its funny, my dads pretty happy to hold her, checks on her, and if I have her out, he'll take her for a few minutes and hang out... mom I pretty much have to be like "hold this" and give her to her haha. She doesn't MIND tali, she just doesn't get the attraction as a pet. She wants me to have a nice little crestie :]

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Sorry, off topic..but how did you come up with your username? Do you dig killer whales?

sent from my incubator