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Originally Posted by StudentoReptile
I'm curious what superior behavioral cues a snake will give you that a canine does not.
Dogs have some capacity of facial expression, which includes muscle movements of the lips, brow, ears, etc. not to mention their hair may stand on end and any sounds they may make, in addition to body posture.
In comparison, a snake has...only body posture?
I can tell you from experience that unless the snake is completely straightened out in a perfect line with no curves, it is capable of biting/striking. It doesn't have to be "hissing" or coiled up in a perfect S-position with the head and neck raised off the ground in order to strike at something. So I don't know what "body language" you think has to take place in order to feel good about the situation, but I assure, the snake doesn't have to offer it. Its practically like saying all rattlesnakes rattle when approached. Its hogwash.
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The snake just never strikes. She doesn't strike at me, she doesn't strike at her prey, and she does not strike when she's startled. She's also not interested in food when someone is around her cage or when she's out of her cage. And she showed absolutely no interest in the gecko any of the times they "met"... As far as body language, she rattles her tail or tenses up. She was just being her curious self around the gecko.
My mom's dog, on ther other hand, holds still and acts like nothing is wrong and then suddenly she snaps out of nowhere. She doesn't growl or show her teeth or anything. No warning at all.
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