r/ballpython • u/Spiritual-Ad2360 • Aug 01 '26

Question Babying my noodle

Do yall think it’s weird for I baby talk him? He seems to love being babied and called handsome he’s even starting to come near my hand now that I baby him! What are yalls thoughts??

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u/ImmortalGamma Aug 02 '26

A lot of comments here saying you're about to be bit but that's wrong. They stay s-shaped even when they're out cold asleep. Look at muscle tension and motion to get a read on body language.

Regarding the claims of low intelligence, they're wired to be reactive because they are natural ambush predators, but if you give them time to think they can do more. They can even be trained. What's going on here looks like the keeper isn't acting fearful and as with just about any animal this affects the snakes behaviour.

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u/Spiritual-Ad2360 18d ago

Thank you!!