I think my snake loves me

[blackcrystal22]

Your human brain anatomy is a little off. the ofcatory cortex is located on the supperficial (outside) aspect of the brain. Emotions are controlled however by the limbic system's amygdala which is locaded closer to the cor of the brain. But, the limbic association cortex is ajacent to the olfactory cortex (this is thought to be why scent is closly related to memory in humans). Snake's brains are organized much more differently than a humans and lack a well developed cortex all together.

I don't know the exact details about it. I just knew something about smells being in a similar section to the brain and triggering memories. I just started anatomy a week ago and it was mentioned in a movie.

TimmyG hit the nail on the head.
Smells trigger those strong memories due to the proximity of the memory center.


As far as species besides our own (and actually those species are bonobos and dolphins) that's not exaaaaaactly true. It depends on what you mean by "pleasure". The only thing that can be said conclusively is that they have sex at arbitrary times or regularly. Monogamy, polygamy, homosexuality, and masturbation exists within nature as well, but obviously it's in a different way then it exists within human beings. We've built cultures and businesses around our sexuality.

I still maintain that reptiles absolutely do not have capability for emotion. It's just my opinion, but I think it's pretty naive to think they do. Reptiles were designed to respond purelyto their sharp instincts, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I don't disagree with you. But I think there has to be something else that can form their personalities as not all snakes and reptiles act the same way. Those effects that run them off course of their pure instinctual behaviors makes it possible for other environmental factors to have an effect on them.
Technically, if a snake was run by pure instinct alone, wouldn't they all act exactly the same no matter what the situation?