Cuddly Pythons - Stories of cute noodles

[Daitoshi]

I'm just curious if any of your BP enjoy being touched - when are they cuddly?


Coriander is about a year and a half old, and likes the sides of her neck gently rubbed (about 3 inches down from her head) and will actually arch up into my fingertips like a cat, then loop around my hand to press her neck into my fingers again. I almost had a heart-attack from the cuteness when she first started doing it.

She's kinda headshy, but as long as you don't move, she'll bump her snoot against fingers + wrists, and especially likes to snuggle her body into a sweater sleeve, and rest her head on top of my hand.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Nope they are not cuddly, don't enjoy being handled, they only tolerate it, she is not snuggling in your sleeve she is looking for heat....sorry.

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[Vipera Berus]

They aren't really cuddly but mine seems to like using my headphones as a vantage point.

[m1lkhoney]

Yeah, they aren't social animals. That being said, it doesn't mean you can't find it cute when they're being, well, cute. But they do not show or feel affection like more traditional pets.

[redshepherd]

Hiding in a sweater sleeve and sticking their head out is like hiding in a warm hide and sticking their head out. They're really just looking for security and warmth. But that doesn't mean they can't learn to associate you with security and warmth, so ultimately, still a cute thing! And watching them inspect their environment, booping their noses on things, is also adorable.

But they're not cuddly creatures for enjoyment, in the end- meaning that owners shouldn't have the thinking of "the more interaction/cuddles, the better!" like a dog or cat would. That kind of thinking can cause issues down the line for the snake.

In other news, I just love seeing them poke around and inspecting new things!

[DarthSlitherus]

Nope they are not cuddly, don't enjoy being handled, they only tolerate it, she is not snuggling in your sleeve she is looking for heat....sorry.

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Just because a snake lacks the capacity to feel affection does not mean it is not deriving a form of pleasure or comfort from contact with your body's heat. Cuddling is a loose term and does not always relate to human affection. A more general definition is to hug or get close to another for comfort.

[skymall]

Mine likes to sleep on me and is doing so now. Once one of my friends set her glasses on the bed and tiny slithered by them and then stopped and pulled back. She then went right back to the glasses, turned her head to the side, and pressed her eye right against the lens for a few seconds before determining she evidently does not need glasses.

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[skymall]

Contrary to what many are saying here, I do think bp can show affection; just not to the level that humans do. They can associate you with warmth, saftey, and comfort. To get to that point, you often have to earn their trust. The ability to distinguish you from other humans, trust you, and have positive associations with you (including warmth) is a kind of affection.

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[Stewart_Reptiles]

Just because a snake lacks the capacity to feel affection does not mean it is not deriving a form of pleasure or comfort from contact with your body's heat. Cuddling is a loose term and does not always relate to human affection. A more general definition is to hug or get close to another for comfort.

There are people who are realistic and those who are anthropomorphizing their snakes by using terms like love, cuddly, snuggling which is exactly what is done in the first post. And no cuddly is not used as a lose term here and many people use those terms.

Those are simple brain animals.

Ultimately whatever makes people feel better I guess

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[DarthSlitherus]

There are people who are realistic and those who are anthropomorphizing their snakes by using terms like love, cuddly, snuggling which is exactly what is done in the first post. And no cuddly is not used as a lose term here and many people use those terms.

Those are simple brain animals.

Ultimately whatever makes people feel better I guess

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Again, just because the snake lacks the capacity to feel affection does not mean it is not deriving comfort from coming in contact with a warm body.

People "cuddle" up to heaters, in blankets, etc. By your argument, those people are attributing human emotions to those inanimate objects, correct? If you want to take everything I say as an absolute I will do the same with you.