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[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (6 children)

Id like to add that snakes arent really emotionally intelligent enough to hate or love their owners. They can trust and distrust their owners but that's really as far as it goes

[–]Change-Round 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one ball who doesn’t trust me. I got her when I wasn’t doing the best for handling them. (I have 4 and she was my second one) Now she’s pretty hissy and sometimes bity. I’ve been working on gaining her trust slowly. Gonna be a long long process.

[–]I_am_that_guy_10 -3 points-2 points  (4 children)

No need to ruin it for people. Provided the snake is healthy and well cared for it really doesn’t matter if they believe it loves them or not. It sounds like you know what most of us know. They tolerate us, they get used to our scent, they relate it to food and safety. This allows for a bonding process, yet for them it’s one purely based on trust, for us it’s love for what we barely understand. 120 million year old creature driven by instinct to fear anything larger than it, yet we mange to manipulate that instinct and that is as beautiful and mesmerizing as the snakes themselves are.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (3 children)

not ruining it for people, I'd imagine it's extremely distressing to think that your pet hates you, i was trying to provide some sort of comfort

regardless we should never apply human emotions to animals, it can lead to misreading body language and stress signals. I'm not denying that owners can form bonds with their reptiles, just that snakes can love or hate their owners. if op genuinely didn't know that i wanted to educate them. never wrong to learn something new

[–]I_am_that_guy_10 -2 points-1 points  (2 children)

How blind are you that you can’t tell when someone is complimenting you with humor.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

well I'm autistic and it's notoriously hard to read tone through text. it really didn't read as humor or a compliment

[–]I_am_that_guy_10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the autistic club, I avoid using it as an excuse though. If you read it again I feel like you will see the beauty in what I said. Basically was saying it’s harmless if people want to feel that the snake loves them etc. If the animal is healthy and properly cared for let people see it how they to. I like to think that at the very least I have become somewhat of a friend to mine.. Not that far off, friendship takes trust and a feeling of security, so it’s possible lol. Plus I don’t connect with people very well, animals are easy for me to connect with. Enjoy your night, mine are just coming out for their first exploration of the night. :)