diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index f1774d355f4..ffdde0fb938 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/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
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm
index 6a5397ad05c..b80dc417ad7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/venus_human_trap.dm
+++ b/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>"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index 82362afc3c1..3ece8a53fa3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/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
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