Most intelligent snake...

[djslurp1200]

Retic

ya, I wasn't sure...I might have read a differen't story...I don't know, the one I read was a albino burm I thought... But I've read a bunch of reptile mishaps on the internet...It's kinda aggrivating but crazy to read the stories..

[Beardo]

I knew the guy who was killed by the Retic in Indiana (his name was Patrick Von Allmen). He was a member of the KY Herp Society and his demise was very unfortunate.

As far as intelligent snakes go.....I think the term "intelligence" should be used relatively when speaking about snakes. The species with the most reputation for being "smart" are Retics, Scrubs and various Elapids. I don't think I would ever associate a Boa Constrictor with being even semi-intelligent. Pure and simply, they are dumb as rocks lol.

[Boasrule]

King cobras very intelligent. They seem to learn from there mishaps.

[Boasrule]

Now beardo I really dont think it is neccessary to call them dum as rocks. My boas are very smart. Ha!

[joepythons]

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

I would say any snake that lives in captivity and is fed by us lol.

[WTHbbqSnake]

I hear King Cobras are very intelligent. But they're all smart I think.

[PythonFan8]

My ball python is a genius.

[fergie]

The most intelligent snake, if you could call it intelligence, would be the majority of snakes in the colubrid family.

[jjspirko]

Wow I am shocked that no one has mentioned Indigos/Cribos!

Their intellegence and bonding with a keeper is what pushed their wild numbers so low. All the way back to the famouse "Reptile Book" by Ditmars (1908) this intellegence is documented. With Indigos allowed to roam in a house actually following keepers.

I kept (fostered) at Yellow Tail Cribo for a few months and I have to say he over time decided he liked me, would climb on his own accord out of his viv and up my body.

I would also say Black Racers seem to be about as smart as any snake. Ditmars mentions one that would crawl across the floor in the same book mentioned above and take a mouse from a keepers hand. I think it is just most are so mean that keeps most people from studying and keeping them.

The other snake (that I do keep) that seems very smart to me is the False Water Cobra (hydronastes gigas).

The Beauty Snakes (Taiwan, Blue, Etc) seem very aware too.

Yet the smartest again I have to say the Indigo/Cribos. Long as you can deal with the massive ammount of waste they are about the most personality you can get in a snake. Now one that bites as an adult will also require you to visit the doc for stitches so thats the trade off

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

I still can't believe someone calles Boas dumb as rocks.
I didn't think about cribos and indigos but they sure are smart from what I've heard.