I think we need to remember that all snakes of a given species are not the same, & that what one may find stressful, another may find stimulating & normal,
especially when they've gradually gotten used to those situations. I've known many snakes, including some siblings, and some just adapt & appear to like
handling and/or exploring more than others. In a previous house, I had a fairly empty & safe bedroom in which I used to allow my pet snakes some exploration
time, and I've also taken some of my snakes (not BPs) to "meet & greets" for hours at a time with no negative effects or bad attitudes...and in fact, I've gotten
home from more formal snake programs & found some snakes wanting to come back out & be held. We'll never truly know what's in a snake's mind until some
of us learn to be reincarnated as snakes, & then again as humans who can write about it (lol)...until then I'm keeping an open mind, & anthropomorphic or not,
thank Valyndris for sharing thoughts & experiences.
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