Only in our dreams. they just tolerate us, they're not that intelligent.
That's true. Maybe I should have worded it more along the lines of "Do they tolerate one family member better than others?"
I have noticed with Ophion that if I'm holding him he crawls around and sticks his tongue out a lot and will lay stretched out across my hands or lap for awhile but if my husband has him he seems to tense up and stay in a ball most of the time he's holding him.
Probably just wishful thinking on my part since all of the dogs love the hubby more than me. *grins*
What I think is likely is that certain individuals move around in ways that are more likely to startle a snake, or if one member holds the snake significantly more, the other person's scent may come off as unfamiliar and cause the snake to be a little more defensive.
I definitely know that a snake will be more comfortable in the hands of an experienced owner than is the hands of a kid who jumps around and keeps trying to pet the snakes head.
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