Quote Originally Posted by Earl View Post
Well snakes can stress out so wouldn't that be connected to emotion? Something like fear, put a snake on the ground and stand over it, I've never seen a snake remain calm with a person doing that. I know my Blood python will freak out if I do that and he will get very defensive and start hissing.

Perhaps a better example might be handling a snake for too long. Mine can get squirmy and tense when I handle him for long periods of time so that could be anxiety.

Or would that be related to something else?
You're guessing that it is something you recognize, ie anxiety, when it may well be a simle urge to be NOT where the snake is or perhaps it is not enjoying being handled or perhaps your soap or aftershave are irritating to taste or smell. Maybe it gets the urge to poop when handled.

There are a plethora of possibilities other than those anthropomorphic.

However, mere numbers do not communicate to correctness.