Hey everyone!
I was on redtailboa.net and someone posted this article about a new scientific study that is investigating the snake's ability to hear. New research indicates that even though they do not have external ears, they hear through vibrations in their jaw which then go to the inner ear. Funnily enough we just talked about this in my Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy class today. From my understanding, the jaw bone connects directly to the bones of the inner ear and thus the snake is able to hear. Just differently than you or I obviously. As the research was done with BPs I thought it particularly relevant.
Here is the link for all those interested.
http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceno...ear.html?rss=1
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