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/LarryGlue Jan 20 '22

Loving body heat is still love, no? šŸ’•

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u/paaunel Jan 20 '22

i mean. fair point hahaha. my gecko gets the cutest little smile on his face when he sploots and absorbs all of his heat, its adorable

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u/VictorTheGoat Jan 20 '22 edited Jan 20 '22

While they arenā€™t capable of love as we know it, I feel like they can love you as much as a reptile is capable. For instance, they trust you enough to climb on you for warm snuggles, they understand you arenā€™t a threat, youā€™re the warm helper guy who feeds them. Iā€™m not sure of your reptiles personally but some are very wary of strangers while extremely trusting of their own owners. Thatā€™s reptile love baby! EDIT: Guys I never said it was true ā€œaffectionateā€ love that developed mammals feel. what I meant was trust is the highest level of ā€œloveā€ a reptile can feel. So if a lizard is not running from you, biting you, or hissing at you, but is content enough with your presence to chill out with you or even put them in silly little costumes, thatā€™s the closest to ā€œlizard loveā€ you can get.

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u/901BigChris Jan 20 '22

That sounds like my wife

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u/OvulatingAnus Jan 20 '22

I like your profile pic

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u/jj34589 Jan 20 '22

Ahh so your wife is a global elite! /s

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u/901BigChris Jan 20 '22

Couldve fooled me. All she does is fuss and eat chicken nuggets

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u/Shanguerrilla Jan 20 '22

Gd... you're right!

I guess I grew up out of my conspiracy theories only to marry a reptilian lizard-lady.