Intelligence and eyesight

Actually I think reptiles are more intelligent than people give them credit for. I mean they did branch off of birds and we know birds are kind of intelligent. There was a study done where bearded dragons actually learned from other bearded dragons how to open a door to get to the other side for an insect. One was taught how to do it and then when put in a cage with a bunch who didn't know, they watched the one who did and they learned how to do it. That's just the basic overview of the experiment. There is more detail but I cant remember the site :( Bottom line is I think they can learn which is a form of intelligence. They just don't have emotions like how we classify them like love, hate, revenge etc. They are more instinctual emotions like fear.

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Originally Posted by LittleTreeGuy

always use hand sanitizer before handling your snake. The reason being is two-fold. Obviously, you don't pass germs to the snake, and that over time, the snake will associate that scent with "no harm". He said he hadn't been bit since he started doing this. maybe he was blowing smoke up my butt, I don't know, but I do it, and so far, so good

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I've been doing this for years. I have no evidence that it works, but it certainly never seems to have any ill effect.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Actually I think reptiles are more intelligent than people give them credit for.

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Agreed, obviously they are not the mindless killers most people make them out to be. That being said, different reptiles/snakes have vastly different intelligence levels.

I've read that since snakes "read" heat patterns, and everyone has a distinct pattern, they can "recognize" you that way. Kind of makes sense to me, but I'm not sure how much science backs it up.