Quote Originally Posted by astral_dream_god View Post
PlaNts respond to human emotions,it is proven,and a plant who you talk nice will always grow better than a plant who you talk nasty to will not grow as fastor as good.and if someone or something is capabil of feeling love and hate than they can give back love or hate,an either way i love my snake,and if she doesen't love me,i love her for the both of us:p
No, plants do not respond to human emotions.

Give me the study and scientific evidence. Also, nothing in science is 'proven' everything is theorized.
We actually talked about this with my college's horticulturist because someone brought that up in class. He said it was hooey and he'd pay money to see that actually happen, because some other element had to have had an effect.

No, they do not have emotions because they do not have the same kind of brain tissues that allow for comprehension of emotional value. All of their 'emotions' are purely instinctual and of fear, hunger, stress, or content.

Arsinoe, you are wrong. I do not dehumanize myself, I work in science. There are species capable of emotion, dogs and cats being included. The difference is, they are mammals, and have much more complex brain systems.
Octopi are the most intelligent of invertebrates. Many of them in zoos or aquariums need a toy for enrichment, but they have a brain and eyes that are more complex than most reptiles. They can see in a color spectrum as wide as ours, because of their cone-prong ratio. But can they feel emotions? We can't really tell with them, but they would have characteristics that could lead to that possibility.

Do reptiles show any characteristics of emotion? No.
There are some things that have little evidence in science and are very loose theories. This is something that is highly backed by evidence in comparison.

Also, snakes don't want to take a nap, they sleep 20 hours a day and many snakes are more tolerant of handling than others, and many will use your body heat as if it were a heat mat which makes them appear 'calm' in nature. There is nothing about the snake wanting to be with you. It may associate your scent with a non-dangerous animal, so that it does not fear you, but it has no reason to like you because it cannot comprehend the 'nice' things you do for it.