Quote Originally Posted by voodoolamb View Post
Yes. Definitely talking out the back side on that one.

Here is a recent ish study on the "Covariation of learning and “reasoning” abilities in mice"

Long story short they were found to be able to use various techniques for both deductive and inductive reasoning. Analogous to human cognition.

Snakes are primitive. They haven't changed much in the fossil record at all, their brains are under developed compared to mammals and birds. They very likely are physically incapable of higher reasoning skills. They literally just don't have those parts to their brain.

I mean think about it. Evolution took away their limbs. They aren't capable of manipulating their environment. Something that all 'intelligent' animals do. They choose efficency over intelligence on the evolutionary chain. It's worked for them. They are a very successful order!
Itty bitty dinos... hmm... Wonder why mammals and birds developed but snakes haven't...

lizards have, though? Bearded dragons seem to have the capacity to bond?