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AllanfromWales1 t1_j9eq6sv wrote

Surely it's going to depend on the nature of the sound, with sounds which are like those made by prey species attracting the snakes, and those which sound like predator species causing them to run away?

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spambearpig t1_j9er0q9 wrote

I think the thrust of their research is showing that they can hear airborne sound at all. Their exact reactions to different sounds is as you say, not well explored here.

I kept snakes a lot as a kid, won some pet shows and learned my enthusiastic ass off about them. It’s been a well known fact that they don’t hear airborne sound. Interesting that if you really test it, that turns out to be false.

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-downtone_ t1_j9f7j8z wrote

I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. Did you put time into studying their behavior at all and notice any key things that stuck out to you with all the time spent?

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spambearpig t1_j9fqi1a wrote

I spent a lot of time watching. Didn’t do any real science. If I had to say one thing it’s that snakes are pretty simple and predictable in their behaviour once you get to know them. They are not clever animals but they are marvellous.

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