I think my snake loves me

[Neal]

I did alot of studying and researching into this matter, and i've talked to alot of people well qualified in this field.

Yes - Snakes do lack the part of the brain that shows affection, but some handicapped people also lack that same part of the brain, and are still able to show affection.

Meaning - People/Animals learn from interactions, what to trust/not trust. Look at it from everybodys point of view before you down them. Snakes learn to trust you overtime through periodic handling, and showing them that you will cause no harm to them, So why can't they learn to show affection in their "own" way?

Yes - I believe snakes don't show "affection" as you would call it, but they have senses that can sense fear, aswell as other emotions, that is evident, so in theory when you're upset or at the bottom of the rope. Yes, I do believe snakes sense somethings wrong, and in their "own" way show a bit of affection. Alot of what people call affection they just see something their snake does, and trys to match it with affection.

Off subject - That's like dogs for instance, literally they cannot show affection. But wait how can that be? My dog rubs his nose on me, paws always wanting to be pet, that's not actually affection, its your dog being dominate, space is gold in the dog world. Now I do believe dogs can learn just as well as some other animals, they have several reported stories of when a Pet owner dies, his animal died a few days/weeks later, or if you have 2 animals that are close to each other, when 1 dies, the other one follows. Animals learn just like we humans do, but alot of what we percieve to be affection isnt.