I think my snake loves me

[Aes_Sidhe]

According to the Chinese calendar I am.....

[SpartaDog]

I didn't vote because I don't believe either. I don't think my snake "loves" me, per say, even affection is pushing it, but I do not believe that snakes cannot feel emotion. Snakes can be happy, angry, excited, etc, and every keeper knows they have moods. But I don't believe snakes can "love" their keepers, at least not in the way we do. Build trust that only applies to one individual, yes. But not "love".

EDIT: Apparently the poll says I did vote. But this is my new opinion.

[KLMuller]

EDIT: Apparently the poll says I did vote. But this is my new opinion.

awesome lol


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[Munizfire]

im not gonna go as far as to say that she loves me, but I do think she recognizes me, and is kinda friendly towards me. Why do I think so? I have a neighbor (who NOBODY stands) that everytime he goes real near to my BP she balls up immediately and if he tries to pick her up she WILL hiss, I'm not kidding, I now refuse to let him near her at any time. Another thing I use to 'back up my theory' is that she RARELY (Almost never) balls up when I grab her, whilst she regularly balls up in everybody's hand.

[cmack91]

i voted that i know my snake doesnt love, nor can he, but at least he's nice enough to deal with me and let me take him out and mess with him whenever i want

[Twist]

I dont think that snakes are capable of love but on the flip side I think they're capable of understanding that we aren't a threat, and some form of coexistence is formed. I know one thing though, my snake loves to have her chin rubbed, and she will sit there for a few minutes while you rub right under her jaw.

[mattchibi]

i voted that i know my snake doesnt love, nor can he, but at least he's nice enough to deal with me and let me take him out and mess with him whenever i want

This ^^ I think you would be surprised. There is a lot of coexistence in the wild with many different animals, many types of animals will graze and chill in the same area because they know they are not a harm to each other. Sometimes, in the wild, there is one dominant predator that everyone is scared of, and I guess this unites all the other animals..

That's the way I look at my snakes and me. Although snakes may not LIKE it when we take them out and play with them, I think they can also definitely grow accustomed to your touch, to your habits, to your way of handling them, to the point where they recognize somebody who isnt you and is nervous, versus you. Snakes can learn to co-exist too, and when there are no visible predators for years and years of their lives, I think they can "settle" in a bit and get much more comfortable than they were when you first got them. And they will grow to realize after many handling sessions that they always get to go back in their comfy little cage.

[evan385]

If we all know and it is a fact and has been proven by science that snakes are instinctual creatures and can not in fact feel or show emotion, then why is this poll almost 50/50?

[evan385]

This ^^ I think you would be surprised. There is a lot of coexistence in the wild with many different animals, many types of animals will graze and chill in the same area because they know they are not a harm to each other. Sometimes, in the wild, there is one dominant predator that everyone is scared of, and I guess this unites all the other animals..

That's the way I look at my snakes and me. Although snakes may not LIKE it when we take them out and play with them, I think they can also definitely grow accustomed to your touch, to your habits, to your way of handling them, to the point where they recognize somebody who isnt you and is nervous, versus you. Snakes can learn to co-exist too, and when there are no visible predators for years and years of their lives, I think they can "settle" in a bit and get much more comfortable than they were when you first got them. And they will grow to realize after many handling sessions that they always get to go back in their comfy little cage.

^ This, I completely agree with this. Well said Matt. While I don't believe that snakes can feel or show emotion, they are instinctual creatures and are incapable of this. However I do believe that a snake can trust you, not in the same way as we can trust another person but in their own way. Because they are instinctual, I believe they can learn to associate your scent with food, heat, and a warm place to live.

[JeffD]

If we all know and it is a fact and has been proven by science that snakes are instinctual creatures and can not in fact feel or show emotion, then why is this poll almost 50/50?

because they can!! They are alive, just ask them..