I'm not entirely sure snakes are developed enough in that way to learn in the same way that mammals do, but they certainly can learn that striking will get them left alone if the owner/keeper allows that by backing away. I'm not sure if call it a learned helplessness though because, in my experience anyway, my snakes are relaxed when taken out, and it always seems to be a positive experience. I would assume there would be stress involved with learned helplessness, though I've never read any studies on it or even looked into in any of my classes. That being said, I'm not sure if say snakes are technically "socialized" either. I think they just become accustomed to handling, which isn't technically the same thing. Granted we haven't exactly defined out terms here... That's just my take on it


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