I think Its you make a point and miss the big picture. I agree, snakes often are interpided as not intelligent because they lack eyelids and limbs. Common widespread behaviors such as going cryptic(freezing in place and wait until danger passes) Often are not considered smart compared to a animal that runs. The problem with this is, going cryptic WORKS. Most mammal predators, have incredible eyesight, except up close, where they are nearly blind to still objects. Even monitors are blind up close. The point is, we base intelligence on outward physical movements. Like eyes, head movements etc.
About homing, snakes are no different then most other small animals, they live by scent trails. like mice or other rodents. If not interfered with, they move out, move back, move out farther, move back, only adding small amounts of unknown at a time. Why, easy enough, cause everything out there wants you dead. So only using using safe trails is normal. EVEN FOR US.

Intelligence can be invention, doing new. Snakes, are the other way, they practice old. They do what works and repeat it until they die. They are animals of routine. They are also matriarchal, that is, female driven. Its the females that establish prey sources, breeding and nesting sites, prey sources, etc. Males follow females. Ok, I like that part.hahahahahahahaha What they do is not complicated and mostly by design, Forked tongue, Jacobson organ. Scent glands, and a number of scale glands that all support repeating simple behaviors. part 1

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