My rather uneducated opinion on the matter is that the snake would understand you to be a safe place to go since ever since knowing you, he's damn doubled in size and gotten back to a healthy boy... I'd think that he'd associate you with all things good and that to me would be why he went to you. He may not "love" you or whatever (of course how do we know that 100%?) but rather identify you as a safe warm place. Better than any hide, man sometimes you toss food his way I dunno know... Congrats on a job well done with this rescue! It's just such a stark contrast!

I got to meet my first little baby burm in a petstore (I have no interest in owning something like this, but that doesn't mean I'm not fascinated) The guy told me the snake might bite, but since he was a slender 2.5-3 feet long (poor guy in a 10 ga with a half log hide ) and I'm still a snake bite virgin, so I told him I'd take the risk. Old boy didn't seem as calm in my hands as in the pet store employees hands (he's a snake guy and has been working with the burm to get it used to handling, but it still hisses and strikes a lot) he kept going up my arms or for my face. I don't know why, but I really came to understand the power that tiny little guy held although he was not that much bigger than my ball python (longer, but not much girthier yet) I had underestimated him. I don't know why he kept going for my face, but I didn't want to get my first snake bite in the face so I passed him back to the guy... a failure LOL... it really freaks me out that this burm is only $130 at petco... OMG... that just makes it waaaaaaaay too easy (IMO) to get one of these giants and make a BIG mistake not knowing what you're getting into... again, that's just my opinion... it'd be like selling an African Grey parrot for $100 IMO...