Intelligence between different types of snakes

[Kettennatter]

Originally Posted by Will0W783

[...] Colubrids are thought to have evolved after boids, with elapids and vipers developing from the colubrids as more efficient venom-delivery apparati were evolved. Thus, it would make sense that these animals are more "Intelligent" than boids- they have had more evolutionary pressure.

The fact that colubrids have evolved after boids makes perfect sense in that regard. However, it still leaves us with the question of how we define intelligence for the sake of this discussion. Since I don't think that snakes are truly social, and intelligence cannot be inferred through social interaction, I would consider it largely the ability to adapt to a changing environment.