Quote Originally Posted by redpython View Post
i voted no.

how many people sit around and cuddle their snakes, kiss them, caress them and talk to them? LOTS!

It is crazy...and no wonder we see on the nightly news, "Burmese python attacks owner..." and all it takes is one bite from that snake that knows you oh so well.

People do not understand the nature of the beast, they want the beast to be what their perception of how the beast should act, not how it is in reality. That is where the line is blurred. And this is a HUGE lack of respect towards the animal.

Bottom line, does your snake know you? I say no, but who can honestly say, it is all speculation, but i garuntee you, if you died tomorrow, and as long as your snake was taken care of properly for the rest of its life, it would not give a second though about you or care that you were gone.

and YES i do have bad grammar and create crazy long sentences.
You said that you say no to 'does your snake know you' but you continue with with 'Does your snake love you' Once again it is slowly switching to 'does your snake love you.'
In my opinion, there are 3 kinds of humanly love. Marriage, children love; Family, parent love; and pet, happy love. Marriage children love, now don't go staring on me, but I think is an emotion alot of animals feel, it's the need for continuity. Now I'm going to get married, I'm not saying marriage is a bad thing, I just think it's a word humans created of separating humans from animals, and making humans look superior. Family, parent love is is deep gratitude for the family and friends of yourself. I compare these two love feelings with fowl, more along the lines of geese, because they stay with the same partner, year after year, and protect their children just like any other animal, but they stay together and work together for the greater good of the children, and, like humans, the children rely on that. Now pet, happy love is a more warm cozy feeling of reliance and most pet owners expect pets to replicate that same love, dogs have it, cats have it, but some animals just aren't capable of more than 1 love/instinct, because of their small brain size. I.E Snakes.

Once again I have led off onto 'does my snake love me', and if this post offends any one please let me know immediately so I can remove it as to avoid another offending situation.