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Originally Posted by jeanette
I do think that if snakes are so solitary then it would stand to reason that they wouldnt come together just to hibernate. Maybe the reason they are not often seen together during the rest of the year is so they can preserve food sources and not eradicate it and therefore starve themselves, not because they dislike their own kind
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Excellent, excellent thought. PARTICULARLY regarding spreading out to preserve food sources, etc. I think that's really good. Wonderful thought and makes much sense to me.
I don't think bond is too strong a word. Well, oookkkkaaayyy. Maybe just a teeny bit to strong. Certainly Winnie knows me over all others and I believe she's got my walk down pat as she's always surfacing as I near her tank. She watches for me and while I can run my finger along the glass or put my finger near her mouth for a garter kiss, if anyone else does these things she's scrambling around like a nut-case to hide.
Winnie is social with me. But she is a snake and when she's had enough she lets me know in very strong garter language it's time to be put back. She will never - by any stretch of the word - become tame. But she does socialize and recognize me and is not fearful.