I really thought reticulated pythons were very intelligent, are they not? And when I said the hand that feeds them I meant me as a whole, not my actual hand- sorry I didn't say that one right.

I understand they are snakes and cannot conceive emotion, I just thought a more intelligent animal with facial recognition might not view me as a food items but rather the person giving him food. I don't think I'd be disappointed, but I see what you all are saying. I do rank them very high up, but I do that with a lot of animals. I just have a lot of love for them, even if it's a bit irrational.

I really appreciate everyone's input and I've been looking into dwarfs, I just wanted to get everyone's opinion on the big ones first.

I have been handling my friend's 15 foot female (and still growing) and I guess it just finalized for me how amazing they are in so many aspects.

As for my documentaries, they were the scarce clips that mentioned reticulated pythons as well as other huge constrictors. I based my attraction on them from more than those, because you're right, a lot of incorrect information may have been on there. They were just the extra bits of excitement

Thanks for all your comments I really appreciate them! You're all awesome.

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