Proof that snakes can be affectionate

[Valyndris]

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.

I'm always talking to Crowley like he's my little baby, well because he is. I always have to tell him when I'm going to bed as he's usually up and smushing wanting more missions when I go to bed, even if he's had 4 hours out. Of course he doesn't notice me by voice so sometimes I have to wait for his little head to turn around and notice me. I always move my head around a lot as they see motion better than me just sitting still. Sometimes he bounces with joy when he sees me and asks to come out again. Sometimes I give in and stay up late if it's not cold and dry outside his tank. I will be getting a humidifier for his room as winter is very dry here in Canada, one of those ultrasonic ones that don't get hot so it should be safe if he roams near it.

Snakes can however hear some things as they hear vibrations from the ground through their scales, correct me if I'm wrong but that is what I've heard. One day he was in shed mode, full cloudy blue eyes, he rarely shows himself in this state but I was passing the vacuum near his enclosure and that vacuum was so loud in that tiny apartment I had at the time. He came out looking like he wanted to strangle that noise machine. He had the full neck out and up looking directly at the vacuum, even though he was in blue. But for the most part, I can pretty much yell "Crowley!" as loud as I want and he won't hear me. One time I was talking to him trying to get his attention for like 2 minutes but he just never noticed me, I really tried to make him aware I was there but it didn't work. As I went to pick him up he jumped so hard that it made me jump just as bad. I felt terrible but he got over it faster than I did.

I'm glad snakes can't hear like most animals as Crowley sleeps during the day of course which is when my macaw is up and trust me that bird is soooooo loud. Doesn't bother the snake one bit and they live side by side. I'm also glad my bird, Jacob, isn't scared of Crowley, when he sees him when he gets up early I bring him up to the tank for him to see Crowley. Jacob calls Crowley a pretty bird and overall seems to like him.