actually, I found Nightrain's first post, criticism aside, quite informative. I rather enjoy learning about new things as there is always something new to learn. While not one has ever tried to bite me, I have seen a difference to where a couple of my animals are a little skittish versus the ones that are complacent if I go to handle them.
History and science are two of my favorite subjects, and for the most part I rather enjoy the discussions of this topics subject. While I agree that they don't feel emotions as we do, I do believe snakes and even reptiles in general are a lot smarter then some give them credit for.