Lack of grip a sign of comfort?

[DeadLegs]

Just an off the wall thought that I figured I would post and get your opinions! I was hanging out with Alana, my Pastel BP this morning and she was her usual curious, exploratory self but I realized something in that moment.

When I hold her, as opposed to my other three, she is very loose and relaxed and never holds on to me very tightly at all, even when she wraps her tail around my thumb or something, she's very relaxed in doing so. Where as either of my two males or my big female, all seem to have a death grip compared to her, when they're hanging out.

What do you think, is this a sign of her just being more comfortable with being held, than the rest?

Maybe none of this makes any sense, lol. Just a random thought I had!

[Elise.m]

IMO it's a sign of "I trust you're not going to let me fall"

[MissLeMew]

My spider ball Orion is like that. He's the most exploratory out of all of my snakes, but I have to watch him when I hold him for fear of dropping him on the floor because his grip is rather lax when he's on my wrist. He's a healthy snake, no problems ever, so maybe it is just a show of comfort.

Or maybe they're both wimps, and aren't that strong.

[steveboos]

My spider ball Orion is like that. He's the most exploratory out of all of my snakes, but I have to watch him when I hold him for fear of dropping him on the floor because his grip is rather lax when he's on my wrist. He's a healthy snake, no problems ever, so maybe it is just a show of comfort.

Or maybe they're both wimps, and aren't that strong.

I don't think ANY snake is a wimp haha

[CoolioTiffany]

My Spider BP does this, but since he's just a little guy I don't expect much muscle to be used when he wraps around my thumb or fingers.

If your snake is a little baby, I can see why she's so gentle. But if it was kind of larger then I can't answer this question without being wrong.

[Kaorte]

My bigger snakes will do this. I usually find that all they want is to be put on the ground. They are not good at climbing and will often fall off of stuff if I dont hold onto them.

[Chocolate Muffin's]

IMO it's a sign of "I trust you're not going to let me fall"

I think there is some truth to this. Nico is 9lbs, and she is big. I cuddle with her every night and she never grabs on to me, or tries to enforce her grip. She DID when I first got her 5 months ago. She was always making sure she was 100% steady and safe when I would hold her or carry her around. Now Fat Nicki could care less. She is not afraid of anything I do with her, and she has the potential of being injured badly because she is so big. She my cuddle bug.

[DeadLegs]

My Spider BP does this, but since he's just a little guy I don't expect much muscle to be used when he wraps around my thumb or fingers.

If your snake is a little baby, I can see why she's so gentle. But if it was kind of larger then I can't answer this question without being wrong.

I don't think their size really has a lot to do with it, honestly. I mean she's fast approaching 3ft and is just a loosey-goosey so to speak. but my spider is still just a little guy, a few inches under 2ft and he's got like, kung-fu action grip when he holds on, haha.

[Moofins07]

When I first got my little female, she was a teeny 14-inches-long and liked to grip fairly hard. Now, 3 ft long, she sags like a limp noodle around my neck half the time.

[DJ_Bizarre]

I have to agree, my snake when I first got him held on tight to everything. When I handle him, he will hold on tight for a few minutes after he uncurls himself, when he start exploring, he just keeps his body nie and loose, I'm pretty sure that he is trusting that I wont let him fall