Quote Originally Posted by Crotalids View Post
I don't understand why people say cobras are more intelligent.

I have 3 friends with King Cobras, and they've all said, there is nothing that they do that is different to any other defensive snakes they keep.

I think just because a cobra hoods, people attribute that to a higher intelligence.

I have snakes that watch me far more intensely than my cobras, for example my Bothrops asper's.

I've been keeping cobras for a few years now, and there is nothing I've noted that would make me think they're more intelligent than any other snake.

Not to mention it took my monocled cobra about 30 minutes, to work out she can't eat food sideways...
I said if I would have to assume if you're referring to what I said. Also a monocoled cobra isn't the same as a king cobra. King Cobra's aren't Naja's but are Ophiophagus'. I've personally never dealt with them, but I know a guy who has one and I do spend some time admiring it every once in awhile and just it being more alert than other snakes which is why I said what I did. It's nothing to do with it being able to hood, which all it's doing in reality is flattening out that part of the body. In fact hooding I wouldn't even call a sign of intelligence, that's more or less it trying to appear bigger as to intimidate whatever they've encountered. A hooded cobra can only strike down as well, so if you were to go above it's head you could pat it on the head. I know this because I've done it before.