Reptiles & Emotions

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This is sort of controversial in the reptile community so everyone keep it friendly lol.

Do you think reptiles have emotions?

I believe that reptiles have simple emotions such as pleasure, fear, trust and curiosity. Will your snake eagerly wait for you to come home from work? No. I just can't agree with the idea that snakes are animals that run purely on instinct. They LEARN and grow to trust people. Why do you think a burmese python, one of the most largest and powerful snake species, can be gently handled by people? Why do you think Tank the turtle (you can find his thread in the turtle section) takes food gently from his owner's hand instead of chomping his fingers off? I could go on and on.

I think people need to give reptiles more credit for their intelligence. I just don't think they're as simple minded as people make them out to be.

What is your thoughts? I'm really interested to hear what you all have to say!