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Posted by: anuraanman at Sun Jun 27 20:56:42 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by anuraanman ] What we humans generally believe to reflect as intelligence in snakes seems to be a snake's visual awareness to its surroundings and and how they respond to the presence of a human. Snakes that are nocturnal or crepuscular (dawn/dusk) tend not to have good eyesight (why would they need it?). Without good eyesight a snake will not seem to pay much attention to distant movement in a room or field and ignore a human until it is a very obvious threat. Diurnal snakes, however, tend to have quite good eyesight and are usually very aware of their visual surroundings. Afterall, they not only locate prey partially using their eyesight, they also need to respond to visual predators that can spot a meal from large distances. This trend is not at all representative of the snake's actual intelligence and cognitive abilities. | ||
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