I have snakes that like to cuddle, have their chins rubbed, or like to rub through my hair. Yes, snakes can tell individual people apart and can sense a bad person or a good person just like a dog can. They show their emotions differently than mammals and their body language is different but it is there. Some snakes are even ticklish. Some like being tickled. Others like being helped while shedding, while another wants to be left alone. They are far more complex than most people will ever realize. The trick is learning how to understand them. They rely on posture and movement to convey communication. I can look at a snake and tell if it’s in a good mood or I should leave the enclosure closed up. Snakes can and will beg for food. It’s kinda cute actually. Some want to come out and hang with you. I have a retic that likes the top of her head massaged.
Fascinating. Do you use body language in some form to communicate with them?
This makes me really miss my old boa, Ruby.
When she wanted attention, she would always cock her head sideways just like a puppy because she knew I’d see that, stop, laugh at her being so stinking cute and give her a cuddle.
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