One more thing- most of us realize our snakes are basically deaf, but I also talk to mine when handling them, & I think it seems to help us to express the sense of
safety & comfort we want our snakes to get from us by way our our touch. Our senses are linked together in our brain: just like someone who feels car-sick when
riding often does not have a problem when they're actually doing the driving (because your brain knows what your hands are doing & can anticipate the vehicle's
motion); by talking to a snake we're interacting with, we're more invested in the "conversation". Snakes know each other & know their enemies by how they are
touched (besides scent recognition etc), so the more "real" our touch becomes, the more relaxed they are. Our words often have a funny way of reinforcing what
we try to express other ways.
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