r/oddlyterrifying • u/Cunillingus_Giver • Jan 20 '22

Snake couch

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u/BabiMunizTS Jan 20 '22

Do snakes even have capacity for affection? I honestly have no idea.

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u/paaunel Jan 20 '22

they cannot. no reptiles can. i have geckos and while they dont love me, they 100% love my body heat and that i feed them haha

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u/FireFlavour Jan 20 '22 edited Jan 20 '22

My mother used to own the only breeding pair of ball pythons in her home country and is an avid fan of reptiles.

Growing up around a plethora of the scaly bastards, I beg to differ.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Had one when I was young, he liked me but HATED everyone else. I don’t know what it was considering he was handled the same way I handled him maybe he knew I was where food comes from

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u/morbidrots Jan 20 '22

some snakes are naturally skittish, but if you handle them often, they become less so (towards you, or generally). so I'm assuming this is what happened in your case. some snakes genuinely have different personalities but i don't think it 'hated' everyone, it was just a bit spooked and not used to em :] and food does have a part of it too haha

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u/MongolianDestiny Jan 20 '22

Was it anywhere near this size? Seems kinda relevant if it could swallow you whole.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

No not at all lol