OK I don't know if he likes me or what? I work at the table that his tank is on most of the day. but as soon as I set down his little head pops out and stares at me not aggressive but like he is smiting with me. e must have eye contact he will go as far as looking over the top of the laptop to see me. but when my wife comes around he runs and hides. she has had this snake for about 6 years and handels if weekly. but I am the one that feeds him could that be it. we have only been together about 3 years but this just started. I have never handles him but he aways wants to come to me. so whats the deal is he looking at me like food or what?
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My Wifes snake Stalks me
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tyflier
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*Disclaimer*--This is a matter of opinion. Do not take these words as any form of "gospel" as regards cornsnake care. They aren't even that well informed.*
I would think that the act of sitting there, ignoring the snake on a daily basis, has made him quite curious about you. Since your wife handles him all of the time, yet you sit right next to him, and make no effort to contact him, he is curious. Since you don't open the viv and attempt to handle him, he does not fear you in any way. Your wife, who opens the cage, and takes him out "to play", and handles him, and probably lifts his hides off of him...all of these things will cause the snake to be a little apprehensive of her, no matter how long she has had him. Since you don't do any of these things, he is not apprehensive of you. So he has no problem sticking his head out to look at you because you, as far as he can tell, don't even know he is there...because you ignore him.
He probably simply feels very secure because you make no sign of even noticing him, where your wife probably sticks her face close to the cage, ackowledging his presence, every time she sees him. You don't acknowledge him, so he feels secure, thinking that you don't even see him.
Given a choice, cornsnakes prefer to see, but not be seen. My guess is that he thinks you don't see him, due to your lack of acknowledgement, and so feels comfortable exposing himself to look at you. Afterall...you don't even know he is there, as far as he can tell...
Again...this is ALL conjecture and presumption. I don't know truthfully what thought processes are going on with your snake. But what I describe above makes sense, to me...if no one else
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I would think that the act of sitting there, ignoring the snake on a daily basis, has made him quite curious about you. Since your wife handles him all of the time, yet you sit right next to him, and make no effort to contact him, he is curious. Since you don't open the viv and attempt to handle him, he does not fear you in any way. Your wife, who opens the cage, and takes him out "to play", and handles him, and probably lifts his hides off of him...all of these things will cause the snake to be a little apprehensive of her, no matter how long she has had him. Since you don't do any of these things, he is not apprehensive of you. So he has no problem sticking his head out to look at you because you, as far as he can tell, don't even know he is there...because you ignore him.
He probably simply feels very secure because you make no sign of even noticing him, where your wife probably sticks her face close to the cage, ackowledging his presence, every time she sees him. You don't acknowledge him, so he feels secure, thinking that you don't even see him.
Given a choice, cornsnakes prefer to see, but not be seen. My guess is that he thinks you don't see him, due to your lack of acknowledgement, and so feels comfortable exposing himself to look at you. Afterall...you don't even know he is there, as far as he can tell...
Again...this is ALL conjecture and presumption. I don't know truthfully what thought processes are going on with your snake. But what I describe above makes sense, to me...if no one else
.wifes snake
oh I talk to him all the time and when I am cooking (we live in a small trailer) he comes out and watches me cook but I talk to him all the time I also got him a bigger tank and stuff he def. knows who I am but you may be right I dont pick him up. I respect his space. And he likes to watch me work on websites realy when we are sitting at the table he comes to my side of the tank. just like he know me and wants me to play with him.
oh I talk to him all the time and when I am cooking (we live in a small trailer) he comes out and watches me cook but I talk to him all the time I also got him a bigger tank and stuff he def. knows who I am but you may be right I dont pick him up. I respect his space. And he likes to watch me work on websites realy when we are sitting at the table he comes to my side of the tank. just like he know me and wants me to play with him.
I realy dont know about that. I had a bad snake experance in the service. but I might I have held him for like a sec. but she has had him for about 6 years. I will try it in the moring. thats seems to be your time anyway. what if thats not what he wants I kinda like just talking to him and having him come out. realy he comes out at the site or sound of me and just watchs me like he is in love or somthing.
Ok here is the update I think you are right he like me becase I dont handle him/her today my wife took him from the cage he was trying to flee from her.. never did that before. she let him go for a sec and he showed no interest in me out side of the tank. he went behind my laptop and hid behind it and watched me from there. so our snake is a freek.
I like how you called your wife's snake a freak! Lol. Thats cute that he does that!
hartsock
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my corns really care less if I am around, they would rather be left alone; but I have a ribbon snake that acts like your wife's corn. He constantly has to know what I am doing and where I am. If I walk by the cage, he'll slither out of the hide and take cover elsewhere and then you see this little head pop up to see what is going on. I will be sitting on the couch watching tv and get that strange feeling that someone is watching me, sure enough, I look over and there he is streching as far as he can to see what I am doing. If I move so his vision is blocked by something in the cage, he'll immediately move so he can keep me in sight. It is weird, kinda cute, but really weird. I am just glad it isn't the red tail boa, that would make me feel a little uncomfortable. :eek1: lol I wished the corns were that interested in me.
That's pretty cool that he does that with you.
That's pretty cool that he does that with you.
Hypancistrus
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Awe, that's cute! I love when they just poke their little heads out to have a look around. Mine will usually pull his head in when he sees me looking back at him, but the other day he didn't seem to mind. I watched him go in and out of his rocks for a few minutes. I agree with Ty- it's cool that he feels comfy with you, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it!!