Hm, I think I have to disagree with you. The Goa'ulds are sentient enough to have something beyond instinct when they're just snakes. Look at Amaunet (and Hathor's pet) picking and choosing which human to take as a host. And, as you yourself point out, Egeria was able to make a reasoned choice of action when imprisoned in that tank. That's not self-preservation instinct; that's logic.
Sam, though, didn't think Goa'uld larvae deserved to be shot. Daniel disagreed. I agree with Daniel and with Malek here :) but the argument shouldn't be, "She's sentient!" It should be, "She was never your enemy, and she deserves better than this after all she's suffered."
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Sam, though, didn't think Goa'uld larvae deserved to be shot. Daniel disagreed. I agree with Daniel and with Malek here :) but the argument shouldn't be, "She's sentient!" It should be, "She was never your enemy, and she deserves better than this after all she's suffered."