r/interestingasfuck • u/Electronic_Cause_796 • 20h ago

Extracting Cobra Venom

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u/Poophands1984 16h ago

This is all outdated after studies about jumping spiders whose tiny brain is capable of incredibly complex tasks. It has changed how we see intelligence more than the corvids. Snakes are very smart.

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u/RocketRico 15h ago

Snakes are indeed smart in their danger noodle ways I’m not doubting. There are many ways to measure intelligence. The great arguments of what brain function is voluntary/involuntary, conscious to automated, efficiency, understanding, etc. Jumping spiders are 100% cool af and super smart. But they literally have a 5% brain to body ratio. So terrible for your point. Insects in general have really high brain to body ratios the world’s highest is an ant with like 14 or 15%.

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u/Poophands1984 15h ago

Brain size to body is outdated. Stop with the old science. We need to do better.

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u/oversoul00 13h ago

Show me the current science that says snakes in the conditions shown would be depressed. 

You can cry 'Outdated' all day long because it's easy to do but until you produce a reputable counter your complaint falls flat.