Quote Originally Posted by Typical_08 View Post
Interesting take on that. Never really thought of it that way. But one would think that they would become accustomed to repetition like most other animals.
They definitely do. But never underestimate pre-scenting. You get them into feed mode and you have a lot of years of evolution acting behind that very small reptilian brain (which is very primal to begin with).

I have some snakes I know I can reach in when they are in feed mode and others I would not even consider it.

But those 3 points are why when people think that everytime a hand goes into an enclosure a snake will mistake them for food if they feed in the enclosure, that is why it is a myth.