Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
That sounds like she fell for the old myth that a snake lying next to you is somehow "measuring you" for consumption. Maybe she picked that up from someone
when she was much younger & it's still there subconsciously?
Yeah, I guess she's seen somewhere that someone took their constrictor to the vet because it was suddenly growing massively, and the vet told them that the snake was preparing to eat the owner! I've pointed out the biological impossibility of such a thing, but am not sure if it sunk in. It's kind of odd, because she likes frogs and toads, and thinks I should trade my snake in for a chameleon of all things, but doesn't care for bearded dragons or geckos, so it's definitely a selective scaly reptile distaste.