We try to know our snakes as well as we can. But how well do they know us? They recognize us by smell, how we handle them, the vibrations of our voices, etc. Is that right? I've been thinking even more deeply about how well they know us.

If our BP is wrapped around my arm, can't he feel my pulse rate and blood pressure? If he's wrapped around my neck, wouldn't he also feel my respiration rate? Can't he also pick up on hormone or chemical emissions through his Jacobsons Organ? Like the idea that some animals/insects can "smell" fear. Could he know my mood by my smell? And as he got to know me, he might detect subtle changes in my mood. Fear, stress, anxiety, calm, relaxation, happiness, excitement, sadness, etc.

My mood (based on blood pressure, heart and respiration rates, hormone and chemical activity, maybe even my metabolism - rate of CO2 emission) might, in turn, affect the snake's mood - creating symbiotic biofeedback.

Just wondering if I'm nuts or if anyone else out there can envision this. Maybe it would help us meet in the middle on the "Does your snake love you?" thread. Not love, but something else - an intimate knowledge with corresponding attraction and interaction.

What do you all think?