My own argument would be the opposite: I believe that animals which have only 1 dedicated food preference would be the oppositie of "intelligent", simply by ignoring other possible food items in favor of only one.

In nature, it is OMNIVORES which tend to be the most intelligent of animals (e.g., humans, apes, coyotes, etc.).

Thus, if we apply this to snakes, I believe animals like Garter Snakes, King Snakes, (yes) Indigos, etc. would be FAR more intelligent than food-specific snakes.

Of course, I don't know if this is true or not in all cases. I have heard King Cobras (snake-specific feeders though they may be) are quite intelligent. My own experience with specific feeders (like Mud Snakes and Scarlet Snakes) is they do not seem to be as intelligent and alert as more "all-around" feeders, like say Garter Snakes, Racers, Ribbon Snakes etc.

I have absolutely no scientific data to back-up my statements, but I just thought I would give my $0.02

Jack




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