My snake loves it.

[Kaorte]

I see this all the time.

"My snake loves its new hide"
"My snake loves aspen substrate"
"My snake loves the tub"
"My snake is happy"


I know part of this is us as humans trying to find common emotional ties with our snakes but what does everyone think?

Do snakes "love"? Can they experience happy?

My personal opinion is that snakes don't have emotions, and therefore cannot love or be happy.

This thread doesn't need to be a serious "DO SNAKES HAVE EMOTIONS THREAD" I was thinking more of a fun thread to talk about what our snakes "love". If that makes sense. I just woke up from a nap, this could be a terrible idea!

[Jsh]

I voted they have no emotion but have preferences, just my opinion.

[Barbee]

no emtion but i think perference for sure.

My first female ball will come out of her hide and crawl right up my arm when i stick my hand in. but will ball up if anyone else does, and not move an inch.

Then i had a het albino male who was meaner than sin. thought at first i could handle him. then couldnt get near him without being bittin. But i traded him for a boa at a local pet store, and the lady who owned the place picked him right up and he was all over her, but if she got close to me he was ready to get me??? lol maybe he is "happy" with her

[JeffJ]

I see this all the time.

"My snake loves its new hide"
"My snake loves aspen substrate"
"My snake loves the tub"
"My snake is happy"


I know part of this is us as humans trying to find common emotional ties with our snakes but what does everyone think?

Do snakes "love"? Can they experience happy?

My personal opinion is that snakes don't have emotions, and therefore cannot love or be happy.

This thread doesn't need to be a serious "DO SNAKES HAVE EMOTIONS THREAD" I was thinking more of a fun thread to talk about what our snakes "love". If that makes sense. I just woke up from a nap, this could be a terrible idea!

if they can be stressed then they have the ability to like something as well. simple as that. to stress over something would be because you dislike it, which means..... bingo they have the ability to like something as well. some may call it love some may call it a preference but the fact of the matter is. they have the ability to like or dislike something. stress is a form of an emotion, so is anger and fear. they are very capable of them, we see it sime times, like when they ball up, or strike.

do they love? i dont know. but i cant say for sure they dont... ive never had a conversation with a BP but i do know love is an emotion and they are capable of them. so sure why not i guess its possible.

i like beer... or wait maybe i love it? well i started off liking my girlfriend... but now i can say i do love her... get the drift?

[Barbee]

if they can be stressed then they have the ability to like something as well. simple as that. to stress over something would be because you dislike it, which means..... bingo they have the ability to like something as well. some may call it love some may call it a preference but the fact of the matter is. they have the ability to like or dislike something. stress is a form of an emotion, so is anger and fear. they are very capable of them, we see it sime times, like when they ball up, or strike.

do they love? i dont know. but i cant say for sure they dont... ive never had a conversation with a BP but i do know love is an emotion and they are capable of them. so sure why not i guess its possible.

i like beer... or wait maybe i love it? well i started off liking my girlfriend... but not i can say i do love her... get the drift?

Ah ha, very good point, never looked at it like that. i like the way you think. especially the beer and girl friend comparison lol.

[JeffJ]

Ah ha, very good point, never looked at it like that. i like the way you think. especially the beer and girl friend comparison lol.

u know what, if i were a snake i think id love eating..... and a hide.


lol just my preference if i were a snake....

[Bruce Whitehead]

I did not vote. I have learned to not vote on polls.

I think snakes have preferences and that is good with me. I have some that are more inquisitive and ones that definitely favor me.

My sweet Olive (her name not her species) will leave new handlers and will crawl to me. It is not just random, as she does it all the time.

I have several "up the arm and out of the rack" before I can close the tubs type of snakes. Kevin is my main man.

I also have several "I AM GONNA EAT YOUR FACE!!!" snakes. Linda, comes to mind, named after the zombie Linda from Evil Dead. Never a more fitting name was given to a BP.

But I prefer them all and I love them all. They do not need to love me back.

But... when I am having a bad day, I take great solace in the fact that I can take a snake break and watch a bit of TV and know that my sweet Olive will sit with me, rest her head on my hand, and sit there being 3 KG of pure and simple sweetness.

But if you ask me "does my snake love me?" I will tell you unequivocably... "NO!!!"

Does my snake love me? Of course she does... I mean, no she doesn't. I mean... *meh*

bruce

[Barbee]

u know what, id i were a snake i think id love eating..... and a hide.


lol just my preference if i were a snake....

i think id like eating ALOT, and some soaking in a warm water dish. And diffenitly chililn with the hottie females.

[Bruce Whitehead]

Addendum:

I think when people use language such as "snake loves its hide" etc... that is just us using the language we know.

Not a bad thing necessarily.

I have learned to edit what I say, because I know how I read posts.

But a snake having an owner that is REALLY into them, not such a bad thing IMHO.

Makes for a great snake-keeper relationship, and that is the best thing any captive snake can want. (I think I stole that line from our good friend Jo).

B

[Kaorte]

if they can be stressed then they have the ability to like something as well. simple as that. to stress over something would be because you dislike it, which means..... bingo they have the ability to like something as well. some may call it love some may call it a preference but the fact of the matter is. they have the ability to like or dislike something. stress is a form of an emotion, so is anger and fear. they are very capable of them, we see it sime times, like when they ball up, or strike.

i like beer... or wait maybe i love it? well i started off liking my girlfriend... but not i can say i do love her... get the drift?

Love is a human emotion though. Can you say that a snake actually loves its hide box? Yes it feels secure there, but can it actually love it?