(08-01-2012, 09:41 AM)Fishbone Wrote: No, not really. They can certainly recognize different people, and, appreciate people, I guess I would say. I have a very docile coastal carpet python around my arm and in my lap now. My better half says he is very sweet. But I don't think they have emotions in that way.
Yeah, I agree the emotion we have in our mind is really just for humans. Even for dogs and cats they can have something very different in what we call "mood".
For reptiles like snakes, they shouldn't have the same feelings as us.
Most snake bites are defensive in nature. They don't bite just because they are in a "bad mood". I very much doubt they have a "bad mood" at all lol. Everything is instinct based with them.