Snake behaviour towards man!

[andynic07]

Things mentioned above, exploring, checking things out as opposed to finding a small hid at the cool end and crawling in there for a week. Not an exact science but you can generally gauge if your snake is stressed or not

Not sure this would constitute "happy" as such but I think I know what you mean.

 

[longqi]

there was some great discussion on what exactly emotions are in here
we cannot only include the most expressive human emotions?
if we include any we must include all??

http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/general-reptile-discussion-42/reptile-emotions-debate-161746/

no definitive answer ever came out if I remember correctly
even with people some show emotions and others seldom or never do
so with an animal that has no expressive features??

 

[montysrainbow]

well im the only one who handles mine and i wear the same perfume everyday so i think he knows me. I baby talk to him and he gives me kisses lol but im fully aware he could bite me any random time he chooses lol. I dont think they really care about us as long as they r fed - thats all mine cares about. The thing i love most about snakes is they are so not demanding like other pets can be lol they would happily stay in their enclosures and not be baby talked to or handled BUT getting mine out 4 cuddles makes me happy so i do it anyway. As for it making him happy lol i would like to think so but honestly ive pretty much come to the conclusion that he couldnt give a rats! infact i swear as i unlock his enclosure he thinks 'Ohhh no here she gos again' :lol:

 

[Woma_Wild]

Emotions, perhaps not. But I do think that they recognize (smell) their handler. When someone else wants to hold my girl, she wriggles around, tongue out, and locates me then stretches out to me. I've also noticed that when I open her enclosure, I leave my hand outside, she will come out and come straight to my hand.

 

[longqi]

Emotions, perhaps not. But I do think that they recognize (smell) their handler. When someone else wants to hold my girl, she wriggles around, tongue out, and locates me then stretches out to me. I've also noticed that when I open her enclosure, I leave my hand outside, she will come out and come straight to my hand.

So that covers recognition which would be a natural instinct?
But if she wants to come to you?
Their natural instinct is flight so could it be that she likes you?