spambearpig t1_j9er0q9 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:41 AM

Reply to comment by AllanfromWales1 in Snake reaction to sound strongly depends on genus — Woma Pythons tend to move toward sound, while Death Adders, Taipans, and Brown Snakes tend to move away by marketrent

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.

-downtone_ t1_j9f7j8z wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:17 PM

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?

spambearpig t1_j9fqi1a wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:29 PM

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.