What on earth is she doing??

[kiiarah]

They really can be hilarious. I can't believe the people who claim snakes have no personality, it is so clear that they do. My little guy seems to get jealous when he is out for a visit and I am distracted by something (usually snake forums ). He will extend his body all the way from my lap, straight up to my face until I notice him. He will move a couple inches at a time, stop and flick his tongue. If I don't look down or acknowledge him he will go a bit father and flick his tongue again. He regularly does this until he is resting his chin on my face. Usually then I will give him a bunch of kisses and he will slowly back away and look at me, then continue exploring. But this is like a regular behavior with him. He even snuck up on me once doing this and stopped with his chin right under my nose. I only realized he was there when he flicked his tongue and it went in my nostril. Startled the living daylights out of me lol.

He also seems to "beg" to come back out. After I put him back he will just rest his chin on the branch or the floor at the front of the tank and wait until I come back in to go to bed. Then he curls up in his hide shortly after I turn the light out. He does lots of things that non-snake people wouldn't believe a snake would ever do. I figure he is just a really special little guy, but I hear ya and I am definitely hooked too.