Venus

code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm

@@ -116,11 +116,7 @@
 					return 1
 		if(isliving(the_target))
 			var/mob/living/L = the_target
-			var/faction_check = 0
-			for(var/F in faction)
-				if(F in L.faction)
-					faction_check = 1
-					break
+			var/faction_check = faction_check(L)
 			if(robust_searching)
 				if(L.stat > stat_attack || L.stat != stat_attack && stat_exclusive == 1)
 					return 0

code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
 		if(grasping.len < max_grasps)
 			for(var/mob/living/L in range(grasp_range,src))
-				if(L == src)
+				if(L == src || faction_check(L))
 					continue
 				if(!(L in grasping) && L != target && prob(grasp_chance))
 					L << "<span class='userdanger'>\the [src] has you entangled!</span>"

code/modules/mob/mob.dm

@@ -976,3 +976,9 @@ var/next_mob_id = 0
 //Can the mob use Topic to interact with machines
 /mob/proc/canUseTopic()
 	return
+
+/mob/proc/faction_check(mob/target)
+	for(var/F in faction)
+		if(F in target.faction)
+			return 1
+	return 0