Quote Originally Posted by Lowen View Post
Most of the things they do are driven by instinct, however, if you have an especially tame snake who seems to enjoy being handled, this snake probably has more intellect than another snake since it has the ability to recognize and enjoy affection.
Welcome, fellow mid-westerner.

Your above quotation crosses the border from science to pseudo-science (or worse), and you may want to refrain from re-iterating that sentiment as a biologist.

The arguments regarding line breeding and in-breeding are long, and there are many logical arguments on both sides of the issue.

JonV