New Boa Questions...

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Bees have been shown to be one of the most "intelligent" insects on the planet, yet there is zero variation with them. Why? Because they are hard-wired, instinctual, and non-sentient.

Oh ya? Well how come when I smack one bee, he comes and attacks me, while sometimes others don't? LOL!

Frankly, I do not think it is fair to compare an iguana to a snake. They are two totally different animals.

Inviticus, I don't know man. I am not saying your lying, but frankly I will believe it when I see it. Maybe could you describe the context better in which your snakes come to you?

Like I said, the proof has already been offered by someone who WOULD be in the know about this kind of thing, and it is still being rejected by this community, just as I said it would in previous debates about the same subject. New ideas that challenge old beliefs seems to be the bane of the "old skool" herpers. So I guess it doesn't matter.

No offense, but just because someone who has an education throws something out in the open, I don't think thats means to make his word fact and him the god of snake psyche. And I mean, your saying how they just found out that dogs have emotions. Look at a dog, and look at a snake. I mean, from my perspective, you would have to be a moron to not notice that dogs have emotions.

And again, no offense and please don't take this for me calling you a liar. But I mean, its so weird that SEVERAL of your snakes love your companionship, however I have never heard of someone else saying the same thing. Unless of course you take the newcomers who think because a snake doesn't hold up a sign saying I don't like this, they are loving the interaction. Really, I would love to see this.

When a snake is in its enclosure, perfectly calm, not moving, and you take off the lid or open the glass doors or whatever, and they look, and come right to you, even though you have no food scent whatsoever on you, this shows a desire that the snake is exhibiting - whether it's just getting some exercise, or a genuine curiosity, some snakes do show a desire for human interaction.

Who is to say that they see you as a means to get the hell out of the enclosure? Just throwing some suggestions out there.

Odd that you should mention that Jeff because I experimented with this with my 7' male boa on several occasions, and guess what... he did gravitate directly towards me.

Seriously dude, thats crazy. I have GOT to see that.