I had an emperor scorpion that, for everyone that witnessed it, thought she "loved" me. I don't know, but she was special. I didn't raise her, she was an unwelcome gift that I was not prepared for.
Even things as small as a jumping spider can show emotion and choose to either fear you or befriend you. I would know. Some just don't want anything to do with me lol... While others just hop right onto my hand once they realize I'm not trying to hurt them (which is usually a pretty quick thought process for them). Great video Tim! I love all animals, and they all feel things inside. Once any animal is past its fear of you, it's all gravy interacting with them from there 😊 All 9 of my snakes are extremely tame. My FWC looks all over my face while rapidly flicking his tongue as he looks around. Then likes to make his way into my hair and wiggle around as if he's a dog rolling around on the ground LOL
Miss Athena acts just like my sweet ball python boy - when he wants to come out he stares at me from across the room I open his door and he's right there to come out and say hi - I love it! I know he trusts me and feels safe with me handling him!
I have two boys aged two years. They come out of their vivs four times a week and they are stubborn when it's time for them to go back in. They boop my cheeks and wrap around my head when out and about. My hubby wasn't too sure about them at first but is now happy to wander around the house with a python sitting around his shoulders. They really seem to enjoy human interaction - I adore ball pythons x
I think all life has the capability to be exceptional. Some dogs stand out for intelligence. Anyone who has had cats knows they are all different. Different personalities. Some seem to try to communicate more than others. Just like some humans are smarter or more outgoing. Life is life. All life needs to be appreciated and respected.
Snakes know. Ehre is proof and you cannot convince me otherwise. I've heard it all from alot of different people. I raised Ehre as my pet and even taught him kisses and have 274k IG views to prove it. Snakes only know what they are shown and Ehre experienced everything till I had a stroke. Now he lives in Queens and is doing great and will stay there until I get better. Not a day goes by... - (Silent Bob still needs a little time. lol)
I definitely agree that they build trust and experience emotional states. I've always disliked the idea of assuming something can't experience similar emotions or even make conscious decisions at all. I don't think life on Earth would've gotten as far as it has if things were just mindless robots. I've definitely seen the change in my ball python's behavior in the last several months of working with her while she was a bit skittish. I believe giving her a choice of whether or not she wants to come out, and being overall gentle with her has helped to build a confidence she didn't have before.
From owning and interacting with diverse snake family, they do show contentment, fear, trust and can even consider their person a trusted place. Wish more people would understand this about snakes, perhaps, those people would feel more compassion for them.
I'm glad you made this video, as I don't think any of us can know for certain exactly how many emotions they can feel. As humans we define love differently than animals, and we just have really no idea how a snake can show those feeling's. So I don't exclude that either. ❤
Awesome video Tim! It’s definitely true. An animal that clearly seeks human interaction like Athena and shows zero fear is an animal that clearly enjoys the interaction. Is it love? Probably not in any sense we as humans generally think of, but earning an animals trust like we do with snakes (and other reptiles), and having them willingly seek us out for any sort of attention is pretty amazing and tells me they have more going on in their noggins than just fear or no fear.
Boas are pretty social with their humans as well. Mine wants to lick your face when you pick her up, has no problem coiling on your arm to nap or watch TV. She prefers certain people. If I'm holding her, she won't go to my son. He can get her from the enclosure no problem. Once she figures where I am she tries to get to me.
Love the video. I have 2 ball pythons and a Pueblan milk snake and a corn snake. My corn snake and one of my ball pythons come to the glass doors every time they notice me come in the room. It really does seem like they are wanting to interact. They are really wonderful. Also have the same thing with my bearded dragon and my pink tongue skink. They are really amazing animals. Love your channel and please keep up the awesome videos and love watching them.
My snakes free roam and sleep with me in bed for last 4 five years.They have an electric blanket for extra in winter but they will all come and lay with me ,on me there already up to temperature so they must be doing it for comfort ,if they can feel comfort and are at peace they must be able to have at least some kind of emotion at least at some level .Anything new in the room they will go see what it is straight away that's curiosity they have a mind the same as any other animal .
My daughter had a snake who slept w her too. The gila "monsters " when small also slept on the side of her bed. Her rooster co habited w her 2 cats. No problem, even eating w 3 bowls side by side! My granddaughter's gecko rode on her shoulder everywhere, also were never bothered by her cats! When real young she had a pet white rat 😊 Animals know when they're cared for + who doesnt almost immediately.
I'm new to your channel, the retic lounge sent me. Do you feed in cage or in a separate container? I'm going to be watching your entire library. I live in FL so my dream snake (super dwarf retic) if off limits, so I'm going to try taming a CBB Timor python since they are so similar and in the same genus. I will be needing your guidance on that project lol
Hi and welcome aboard :-) I never move to feed, partly because I think it confuses some snakes. Shutting down the food response to handle, moving, offering food, shutting down a sometimes enhanced food drive to put them back handling right after a meal. If a snake is prone to not eating they may not even get a food drive back once moved. For my animals I always feed them all in their enclosures.
@@IntrepidExotics thank you sir! I appreciate your insight, sometimes you're told to do one thing 15yrs ago and you just stick with it because it's all you've ever know. I will try to start feeding in the enclosure.
Great video Tim! Its so rewarding keeping a snake like Athena that legit likes to hang out with you. My BCC is so chill like that. I did a video recently similar to this with my Gopher snake. He is a bit crazy but he slowly reasons himself out of fear too with gentle handling.
I trust my hognoses to do what you did at 8:49 but my burm and my retic noooo way I trust them to crawl out onto my hand like that unless I go in and give them a few pats on the head first with a hook. Even then until I have them completely out I'm still 50/50 on the body language. Once out and I know they're 100% out of food or defense mode I have zero issues even letting them around my face. Really awesome you can do that with yours though, keep up the great work Tim
Hey Tim! Great video. I'm curious. What's the big deal about tapping a snake's trail when you're returning them to their enclosures? Everyone says the same thing but I'm not sure why
Silent Bob? Wouldn't "Hissey Bob" have been a more fitting name? Not that the snake even knows or cares what its name is; I was "just sayin' "! Do snakes and other reptiles possess various different demeanors? Of course they do. Do they possess "emotions" as we humans understand that term? I tend to think that they don't. BTW, I have kept reptiles, mostly snakes and turtles, for more than 55 years.
@@Steevee14 they do feel things anger pain stress. They do curle around eggs or live birth stay with there young for a little bit in a weird way I think they do feel love but not how humans see love
I have a great example....oof. i dont think i have the focus to type it out...argh. ill come back to visit this comment section. I wanna be able to convey what i witnessed effectively.
What is that in the bottom enclosure w/that Burm ? Looks like an emerald green Tree Boa.. I know it's not but what is it ? . lol and BTW.. My Burms 5 years old, over 11 foot and 50 piunds and so shes docile now that I let small children even toddlers handler Her because shes so gentle and predictable.. I'm a witness to their level of effections for their owners IF enough time, trust and respect for them is given. When I let Her roam my room she prefers sitting at or on my feet or in my lap.. shes a people snake now and anyone can see it once they witness it. She will greet each person in a room with no provocations from me.. she truly is a interactive snake ans seems to be mesmerised by people.. Love ya channel and how you treat your snakes and I agree, snakes are not mindless eaters, except of course when they are eating. :)
Left side tip to bottom is the female jagpondro, Sri Lankan and burm. Right side top are the rough green snakes and aru green tree python below and the female lav retic is in the cabinet conversion
@@IntrepidExotics Is there another snake in w/the burm you featured in this video in that lower enclosure ? not the upper enclosure w/the Shrilankan, the bottom with the Burmese.. I see one w/white banding similar to an Amazon Basin Emerald Green Boa in the same enclosure with that young Burmese you showed in this video or I have lost what was left of my mind and seeing snakes that aint there.. LOL .. Granted, an emerald green is on my bucket list but damm .. :) refrence the video @ 8:56 and tell me there not a green snake coiled up behind the water bowl.. Maybe i have lost it.. LOL
Glad to see "not so" Silent Bob doing so well. He has come a far ways very quickly. A question about the Monitor, do you always have to be on guard with them as a species? I know each one is different but just curious about the way they are wired. Thank you as always a great video.
I love how you treat your snakes especially athena. My ball python gives me boops. I kiss her snout ever since she has been a hatchling. I make kissy lips and she boops me so I believe they are sweet and have emotions
They can mean different things, but generally slow, deliberate movements mean they're exploring...a little faster is either hunting or in distress and if they hold it out still that means they're ready to fight.
Humans can be so narrow minded and arrogant. Just because other creatures don't deal with the world exactly the way we do, doesn't mean that they are stupid or heartless. Take the octopus for example. You could argue that they are smarter than dolphins, but they have their own kind of intelligence. Both creatures can form emotional bonds with humans, but in very different ways. Everything on earth is relative.
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I hope this is posted everywhere it can be for others to see. Posters in the library ,esp children's section would be great.
Very cool video. Great information 💜
Such a great video man, Bob and Athena were right on cue with the object lesson. I'm fully convinced they're paid actors
I bribe the hell out of em every week with scrumptious dead things! Lol
I'm a huge believer that every animal has feelings/emotions and if we spend enough time with them and pay attention we'll see that.
Absolutely, I think many humans forget that animals are our equals and can definitely have emotions, a soul and personality of their own.
Awwww she really didn't want to go back. She wanted to stay with you❤
I had an emperor scorpion that, for everyone that witnessed it, thought she "loved" me. I don't know, but she was special. I didn't raise her, she was an unwelcome gift that I was not prepared for.
Even things as small as a jumping spider can show emotion and choose to either fear you or befriend you. I would know. Some just don't want anything to do with me lol... While others just hop right onto my hand once they realize I'm not trying to hurt them (which is usually a pretty quick thought process for them). Great video Tim! I love all animals, and they all feel things inside. Once any animal is past its fear of you, it's all gravy interacting with them from there 😊
All 9 of my snakes are extremely tame. My FWC looks all over my face while rapidly flicking his tongue as he looks around. Then likes to make his way into my hair and wiggle around as if he's a dog rolling around on the ground LOL
Miss Athena acts just like my sweet ball python boy - when he wants to come out he stares at me from across the room I open his door and he's right there to come out and say hi - I love it! I know he trusts me and feels safe with me handling him!
I have two boys aged two years. They come out of their vivs four times a week and they are stubborn when it's time for them to go back in. They boop my cheeks and wrap around my head when out and about. My hubby wasn't too sure about them at first but is now happy to wander around the house with a python sitting around his shoulders. They really seem to enjoy human interaction - I adore ball pythons x
I think all life has the capability to be exceptional. Some dogs stand out for intelligence. Anyone who has had cats knows they are all different. Different personalities. Some seem to try to communicate more than others. Just like some humans are smarter or more outgoing. Life is life. All life needs to be appreciated and respected.
Snakes know. Ehre is proof and you cannot convince me otherwise. I've heard it all from alot of different people. I raised Ehre as my pet and even taught him kisses and have 274k IG views to prove it. Snakes only know what they are shown and Ehre experienced everything till I had a stroke. Now he lives in Queens and is doing great and will stay there until I get better. Not a day goes by... - (Silent Bob still needs a little time. lol)
I definitely agree that they build trust and experience emotional states. I've always disliked the idea of assuming something can't experience similar emotions or even make conscious decisions at all. I don't think life on Earth would've gotten as far as it has if things were just mindless robots. I've definitely seen the change in my ball python's behavior in the last several months of working with her while she was a bit skittish. I believe giving her a choice of whether or not she wants to come out, and being overall gentle with her has helped to build a confidence she didn't have before.
From owning and interacting with diverse snake family, they do show contentment, fear, trust and can even consider their person a trusted place. Wish more people would understand this about snakes, perhaps, those people would feel more compassion for them.
I'm glad you made this video, as I don't think any of us can know for certain exactly how many emotions they can feel. As humans we define love differently than animals, and we just have really no idea how a snake can show those feeling's. So I don't exclude that either. ❤
That's a perfect demonstration. I love your little lady. She's such a sweetheart. She reminds me of my precious little boy, link. ❤
Awesome video Tim! It’s definitely true. An animal that clearly seeks human interaction like Athena and shows zero fear is an animal that clearly enjoys the interaction. Is it love? Probably not in any sense we as humans generally think of, but earning an animals trust like we do with snakes (and other reptiles), and having them willingly seek us out for any sort of attention is pretty amazing and tells me they have more going on in their noggins than just fear or no fear.
Boas are pretty social with their humans as well. Mine wants to lick your face when you pick her up, has no problem coiling on your arm to nap or watch TV. She prefers certain people. If I'm holding her, she won't go to my son. He can get her from the enclosure no problem. Once she figures where I am she tries to get to me.
Love the video. I have 2 ball pythons and a Pueblan milk snake and a corn snake. My corn snake and one of my ball pythons come to the glass doors every time they notice me come in the room. It really does seem like they are wanting to interact. They are really wonderful. Also have the same thing with my bearded dragon and my pink tongue skink. They are really amazing animals. Love your channel and please keep up the awesome videos and love watching them.
My snakes free roam and sleep with me in bed for last 4 five years.They have an electric blanket for extra in winter but they will all come and lay with me ,on me there already up to temperature so they must be doing it for comfort ,if they can feel comfort and are at peace they must be
able to have at least some kind of emotion at least at some level .Anything new in the room they will go see what it is straight away that's curiosity they have a mind the same as any other animal .
My daughter had a snake who slept w her too. The gila "monsters " when small also slept on the side of her bed. Her rooster co habited w her 2 cats. No problem, even eating w 3 bowls side by side! My granddaughter's gecko rode on her shoulder everywhere, also were never bothered by her cats! When real young she had a pet white rat 😊 Animals know when they're cared for + who doesnt almost immediately.
Oh my stars!! Bob is doing much better at calming down, he's so pretty!
nice video he will learn he can trust you , all animals sense emotions..good job
So nice to see Silent Bob. He is special.
You are an amazing teacher to us all thank you 😊
They do. I have three and they all react to me..
Well put sir
He's come a long way
You snake whispered silent Bob. He is soooo pretty. If you ever have to get rid of him I'm calling dibs right now 😍
Buen metodo
Absolutely brilliant!
I'm new to your channel, the retic lounge sent me. Do you feed in cage or in a separate container?
I'm going to be watching your entire library. I live in FL so my dream snake (super dwarf retic) if off limits, so I'm going to try taming a CBB Timor python since they are so similar and in the same genus. I will be needing your guidance on that project lol
Hi and welcome aboard :-) I never move to feed, partly because I think it confuses some snakes. Shutting down the food response to handle, moving, offering food, shutting down a sometimes enhanced food drive to put them back handling right after a meal. If a snake is prone to not eating they may not even get a food drive back once moved. For my animals I always feed them all in their enclosures.
@@IntrepidExotics thank you sir! I appreciate your insight, sometimes you're told to do one thing 15yrs ago and you just stick with it because it's all you've ever know. I will try to start feeding in the enclosure.
Great video Tim! Its so rewarding keeping a snake like Athena that legit likes to hang out with you. My BCC is so chill like that. I did a video recently similar to this with my Gopher snake. He is a bit crazy but he slowly reasons himself out of fear too with gentle handling.
Great vid. I subbed
Thanks, welcome aboard!
I trust my hognoses to do what you did at 8:49 but my burm and my retic noooo way I trust them to crawl out onto my hand like that unless I go in and give them a few pats on the head first with a hook. Even then until I have them completely out I'm still 50/50 on the body language. Once out and I know they're 100% out of food or defense mode I have zero issues even letting them around my face. Really awesome you can do that with yours though, keep up the great work Tim
Hey Tim! Great video. I'm curious. What's the big deal about tapping a snake's trail when you're returning them to their enclosures? Everyone says the same thing but I'm not sure why
It's something they naturally associate with a predator...grabbing their tail as they run away, just a cause of anxiety in some snakes
Silent bob. Awesome name great video keep it up ❤
Silent Bob? Wouldn't "Hissey Bob" have been a more fitting name? Not that the snake even knows or cares what its name is; I was "just sayin' "!
Do snakes and other reptiles possess various different demeanors? Of course they do. Do they possess "emotions" as we humans understand that term? I tend to think that they don't.
BTW, I have kept reptiles, mostly snakes and turtles, for more than 55 years.
@@Steevee14 they do feel things anger pain stress. They do curle around eggs or live birth stay with there young for a little bit in a weird way I think they do feel love but not how humans see love
I have a great example....oof. i dont think i have the focus to type it out...argh. ill come back to visit this comment section. I wanna be able to convey what i witnessed effectively.
Animals that don't have emotions can't pout. Anyone who is ever cared for a snake knows that they are great pouters!
What is that in the bottom enclosure w/that Burm ? Looks like an emerald green Tree Boa.. I know it's not but what is it ? . lol and BTW.. My Burms 5 years old, over 11 foot and 50 piunds and so shes docile now that I let small children even toddlers handler Her because shes so gentle and predictable.. I'm a witness to their level of effections for their owners IF enough time, trust and respect for them is given. When I let Her roam my room she prefers sitting at or on my feet or in my lap.. shes a people snake now and anyone can see it once they witness it. She will greet each person in a room with no provocations from me.. she truly is a interactive snake ans seems to be mesmerised by people.. Love ya channel and how you treat your snakes and I agree, snakes are not mindless eaters, except of course when they are eating. :)
Left side tip to bottom is the female jagpondro, Sri Lankan and burm. Right side top are the rough green snakes and aru green tree python below and the female lav retic is in the cabinet conversion
@@IntrepidExotics Is there another snake in w/the burm you featured in this video in that lower enclosure ? not the upper enclosure w/the Shrilankan, the bottom with the Burmese.. I see one w/white banding similar to an Amazon Basin Emerald Green Boa in the same enclosure with that young Burmese you showed in this video or I have lost what was left of my mind and seeing snakes that aint there.. LOL .. Granted, an emerald green is on my bucket list but damm .. :) refrence the video @ 8:56 and tell me there not a green snake coiled up behind the water bowl.. Maybe i have lost it.. LOL
Oh I know what ya are talking about now, lol. Thats a figurine of a snake fighting gnomes :-)
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Glad to see "not so" Silent Bob doing so well. He has come a far ways very quickly.
A question about the Monitor, do you always have to be on guard with them as a species? I know each one is different but just curious about the way they are wired.
Thank you as always a great video.
Not all, I've seen some that are incredibly trustworthy :-)
I love how you treat your snakes especially athena. My ball python gives me boops. I kiss her snout ever since she has been a hatchling. I make kissy lips and she boops me so I believe they are sweet and have emotions
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What type of snake are they?
Wat does it mean if the tongue flicks are very fast,or slow?and if there is no flicking at all.
They can mean different things, but generally slow, deliberate movements mean they're exploring...a little faster is either hunting or in distress and if they hold it out still that means they're ready to fight.
@@IntrepidExotics thank you
Bob is such a stinker!!!😂😊
hi
Humans can be so narrow minded and arrogant. Just because other creatures don't deal with the world exactly the way we do, doesn't mean that they are stupid or heartless. Take the octopus for example. You could argue that they are smarter than dolphins, but they have their own kind of intelligence. Both creatures can form emotional bonds with humans, but in very different ways. Everything on earth is relative.
i was confused about the feelings of snakes, thanks for the video