Wild-types rule

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Originally Posted by sirtalis

nor sure if its any smarter, they certainly have a higher metabolism but if you heat any snake (raise their basking temp over a hundred, which is quite common in the wild) up they'll act similar to a retic or a colubrid

Thank you for pointing that out. Many of the keepers who have "nippy" snakes actually offer proper HOT basking spots. Any exothermic animal will be "tame" (lethargic) when not offered the proper basking temps.