(08-02-2012, 04:46 PM)Victor Leigh Wrote: Let me try to digest this. If snakes don't have emotions like love, then I suppose that coastal carpet python around your arm is there in your lap because it feels comfortable being there. Am I right?
I remember once on TV at some kind of event, there were several people having python wrapped around them as they were walking on the street. They were asked many questions. They did mention that the key is to have the snake "get to know you". The snake can tell the difference between different people, or at least some snakes. They can get a closer "relationship" with a specific person. If that person is you, then they will feel more comfortable with you.
Of course, there are this different type of "comfortable" situations. In a book I read a while ago, someone caught a wild python. That day he spent the night in the mountain and the temperature was very low. During his sleep, he noticed the python had escaped the cage, and it got into his bed and slept beside him. Why? Because he was warm. It was indeed a more comfortable place for the snake.
