I been had the opinion that my snake loves me ahaha of course its not fact but heres my case:

My snake recognizes smell.
When i put my snake on someone else it doesn't move it balls up.
My snake therefore associates my smell with safety.
So therefore it recognizes my smell
So it must recognize me.
And if my snake can recognize me.
Then can it not associate me with experiences it has when im around.
The only way to test this is to make someone smell like me and hold my snake hahaha

I think its very easy to prove a snake knows its owner.
To just say:
"Its tame."
"It doesn't know anything."
"All it knows is safety and food."
Is basically giving the reptile mind to the mind of an insect and I know the my Bp is smarter than a worm.

When it rains earthworms come up out of the dirt because its easier for them to move (has to do with moisture and oxygen and not drying out to long to explain youll get the point) but the insect mind has them moving across concrete getting swooped up by birds during the day and when it stops raining they dont make it back to the soil because they wandered to far off and they dry up.

A snake knows whats safe and whats not, when its safe drink when its not, who would or wouldnt be safe if someone abused it.
So how can anyone argue or ignore or not even give a thought that hey your bp may know you.

Im happy I read this article and I definitely will be watching this develop because im pretty sure my snake knows me.