Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Misha View Post
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Based on research currently available, I personally don't believe that BPs are capable of having a personality. With that said I have observed on many occasions different behaviors of my BPs.

Here's an interesting study that I interpret suggests that Ball Pythons in captivity may have larger brains than in the wild. However, they were testing juvenile BPs and are following their progress:
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/221/7/jeb180281

Here's the full thesis if someone is interested in reading all 72 pages: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1763/
Very interesting stuff, thanks for sharing! It's fascinating that snakes can generate new neurons. Wish that was possible for humans!