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I CONFESS I do not see much “intellect” in a snake biting its own tail (cf. NATURE, vol. xxii. p. 40); on the contrary, I consider the creature evinced remarkable stupidity. Perhaps however you will think what I now relate will show that snakes do possess reasoning powers.
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LAYARD, E. Intellect in Brutes. Nature 22, 607 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/022607a0
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