Its so hard for me to choose. I always have to break it down
For example:
What is my go to animal that if I'm feeling down I go and look up to feel better, always makes me smile when I meet/see them? Answer: Turtles, I've never met a turtle I didn't like, snapping, spotted, soft shells, all awesome in my book
Now what animal do I love having around, catching, playing with?
Snakes. Now I have met snakes that we did not get along, water snakes that bite the snot out of me, king snakes that musked, so there have been individuals that I didn't mix well with.
And what animal do I feel a connection with? Fox, I feel like if I was an animal I'd be a fox.
So its a hard choice for me!
That being said I am very fond of rats, weasels, (and insert profile link here ha ha)