Interesting observation.

[gregmonsta]

I was handling Panama the other day and managed to make her 'head-bob' for me. A little gentle stroking of her flank produced the prompt meeting and greeting gesture. The interesting thing is she seemed to produce a feelable clicking at the site of contact (be it with her ribs or spine). Interesting indeed

[drache]

that's cool - will have to try that some time

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Finally!!! SOMEONE ELSE who twitches on their snakes and gets them to do it back. To me it seems to be "hey I'm a snake!" and then the other one says "hey, I'm a snake too!" The head bobbing seems to be just a byproduct of twitching. It's a touch/vibration thing. It's very neat to watch them do it to one another.

[nekomi]

I wonder if this is the same behavior I was observing in my black ratsnake when I would pick him up to handle him? He'd come up, investigate my hand, and then do a visible twitch that seemed to originate in the first 1/3 of his body.

Anyone have a video?

[guidofatherof5]

I was handling Panama the other day and managed to make her 'head-bob' for me. A little gentle stroking of her flank produced the prompt meeting and greeting gesture. The interesting thing is she seemed to produce a feelable clicking at the site of contact (be it with her ribs or spine). Interesting indeed

Greg,
Have given any though to what you might be saying to the snake. For all you know you're married ,now.

[gregmonsta]

Rofl ... someone really needs to study snake speak one of these days

[drache]

isn't it called parseltongue?

[gregmonsta]

Depends on how you 'Potter' around

[Snake lover 3-25]

ha ha meadow does the same thing!!! nearly every time i hold her!!!! she clicks too