I think my snake loves me

[Bluebonnet Herp]

Although I think snakes are definitely independent by nature, there's no way we will ever know they have emotions simply because they lack the muscle and tissue to express them, aside from biting and hissing, of course.
However, I definitely believe even the ball python will learn to recognize people.
For two weeks, my yearling ball didn't eat. I thought it was due to fasting. My second and smaller ball python wasn't as enthusiastic as she usually was either, didn't strike her food at all, and didn't eat until later in the day (or rather, the night) when the (dead)rat was just dumped in the terrarium. I've never had this happen before, however, during these two feedings, my sister and and my cat were in my room. The second week, my larger ball python seemed real interested too, and started off with her hungry python mode, although she failed to grab the rat, lost interest and went back to hiding. This week, I decided to focus on getting them to eat- alone. I don't have much to say, other than both of them became the aggressive eaters I know them to be. Time of day was irrelevant too, because during this third attempt, it was day-time and both pythons managed to, quite enthusiastically, successfully grab and eat the rats they were offered.
I'm quite confident in saying that most, if not all reptiles will at least learn to recognize and trust individual people.