Climbing snake "massage" feeling?

Haha mine does this too! I thought it was him trying to scratch an itch or something at first. It makes sense that they would do this to pull heat off our necks though.

My vote is they are nervous at the height and lack of friction on your skin (think about how much easier for scales to hold on to bark vs skin) so they are trying to get a better grip.

My dog is a great foot warmer but that isn't too helpful when it comes to neck aches. :p. So, I'm totally with you on that one!

The grip thing actually makes total sense. I generally don't walk with them on my neck, so I don't scare them too much. If they're up there, I make sure to be sitting down so they don't feel too high up or out of control.

I would think it's a heat thing since mine would lay on me and wiggle in place while I was laying down as well.

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But as a person who dances with her snakes on her...they never do this when we're moving...usually, I'm stationary/sitting. The one constant I've noticed is it's when it's cold they do it.


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Mine does it a lot. Usually when he is losing his grip on my arm, neck, hair etc. I generally readjust so he isn't struggling too much.


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I personally think they display that certain behavior when their losing grip. On another note. Rubbing against the skin causes friction which gives off heat. And we all know heat rises.


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