This thread is cracking me up! I hope I don't offend anyone but I think it's very possible that people can read too much into some things sometimes. I think any snake is capable of associating a number of things with us from an instinctual stand point, granted they are "intelligent" creatures to an extent. It does however annoy the crap out of me when people refer to themselves as a "mommy" or "daddy" over anything unless they're reffering to their child, but to each his or her own.