Drampa are excellent cuddlers, yes! But drampa technically has arms, so there’s a debate as to whether or not it counts as a serpent. Some say, yes, of course, as its body is serpentine, and in any case, if one counts dunsparce (which has wings), then one can merry well count drampa. Others say no because dunsparce is literally classified as a snake, and in any case, it doesn’t do much with its appendages except float, whereas drampa actually does use its arms for cuddling.

This is also a matter of heated debate in the pokémon scientific community.

I’m afraid it’s part of a drampa’s natural instincts, anonymous. When they find a child they particularly like, they make every effort to bond with them. Then, after a period of a few years (admittedly, no one is quite sure how long or what determines the length of this period, as it seems to vary wildly from drampa to drampa), each drampa whisks its chosen child away and begins flying back to the peak of Mount Lanakila, where it’s said that the entrance to the drampa homelands is hiding.

(I also realize this sounds as if I’ve made that up, but I assure you, there is, in fact, very vague records of a hidden valley the drampa call their homeland. Whether or not those records are true is an entirely different matter.)

That having been said, there are ways to curb your drampa’s urges. The easiest is simply to capture him if you haven’t already. If you have, order him to stay with you. While this may be a bit difficult for your drampa—as all tests of willpower are—there have been very few cases of a drampa disobeying a direct order to refrain from starting for the drampa homeland.

The somewhat more difficult method involves becoming less virtuous, as drampa prefer playing with or whisking away innocent, gentle children. How you interpret “virtuous” depends on you and the specific personality of your own drampa, but suffice to say, the less virtuous you are, the more likely your drampa’s interest in whisking you away will wane. Unfortunately, this is also a risk because your drampa may become interested in someone else, and in any case, it’s still not a guarantee that he will give up on you.

Best of luck, anonymous!