Most intelligent snake...

[Ginevive]

Any ideas? I was just thinking of this today; what do you think?

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

Hmmmmm No idea. I would say scrubs are. All the people I talked to that keep them say they are very inteligent.

[cueball]

Any ideas?

Ball Python...duhh

[Evan Jamison]

Hmmmmm No idea. I would say scrubs are. All the people I talked to that keep them say they are very inteligent.

I agree that scrubs are quite intellligent, and I would say that King Cobras are toward the top of that list too. Another one would be Aussie Olives. I've never worked with one before, but I hear they are very smart.

-Evan

[Rapture]

I second the King Cobras. I don't have any first-hand experience with them, just from some things I've heard.

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

I agree that scrubs are quite intellligent, and I would say that King Cobras are toward the top of that list too. Another one would be Aussie Olives. I've never worked with one before, but I hear they are very smart.

-Evan

I agree. The aussie pythons seem to be pretty smart.

[SPJ]

IME nothing matches a retic.

They can distinguish between people, are very aware of what's going on around them, and can actually tell when you are trying to help them. I dealt with a rescue one time that was a total sweatheart to me, but super aggressive to the people I took him in from. Of course I was not the one who had starved it, kept it cold, and hurt it by poking it with hangers. Gee, I wonder why it was mean to those people. It let me treat it with meds, remove numerous stuck eye caps, and several old stuck on sheds and NEVER acted aggressive at all even after it fully recovered and got warm and fat. I could slide the cage open and he would come out.
Here is a pic. This was while he was still recovering. This guy was so docile. I just wish he didn't freak out the wife or he would still be here.

The computer was by the cages at that time. You would be typing and get this feeling like you were being watched. Sure enough there are the bright orange eyes staring at you. Then the snake would tilt it's head as if to say "What? I just wanted to see what you were doing?"

For now I have to say that the smartest in my collection are the childrens pythons.

[mxrider42]

My ball didn't shed all of its skin and seemed to be jumpy when I picked him up. I let him soak and started to help get the skin off. He calmed down while I got the remaining skin off. It was like he knew I was trying to help him. Not sure how much he actually knows is going on but he surprises me alot.

[jason221]

I've also heard that BCIs are very intelligent.

Maybe anacondas or Indigos?

[Rapture]

can actually tell when you are trying to help them.

If that was the case, why did that 14-foot Retic kill its owner when he was trying to treat it for mouth rot?