Craziest snake myth you have ever heard??

[lusciousdragon]

"Reptiles are ridden with bachteria, and will make you sick."

Uh, yeah. Maybe if I lick my snakes from head to tail. First of all, ew, and the same thing would happen if we sucked on our dog's toes after he stepped in poo.

oh thats my favorite thing to do too! LOL

[ice#1]

a few very old wives tales
first how milksnakes got there name

it use to be thought that milksnakes would suck on cows udders to get milk cause the milks would often be found in the fields the cows grazed in and the barns the cows lived in

second
hoop snakes it used to be thought that they would roll up into a hoop and roll away to get away from danger.

3rd
a snake hypnotises it's prey if it looks in its eyes

4th
Some people believe that hognose snakes (Heterodon platirhinos; also called spreading adders or puff adders) are able to mix poison with their breath and kill a person at a distance of over twenty feet

5th
It is often suggested that rattlesnakes add one rattle every year. Contrary to this belief, a rattlesnake adds one rattle every time it sheds its skin.

6th
Another myth regarding snake behavior is that snakes travel in pairs, the survivor seeking revenge if one is killed

7th
A common inquiry relating to cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorous), concerns their ability to bite underwater. Cottonmouths can in fact bite underwater, as they will eat fish so they got to be able to bite underwater to catch there prey

8th
A related myth states that injured snakes die before sundown

9th
Many people believe that mother snakes will swallow their young when confronted with danger

thats all the myths i have heard over the years.

other thing i have were just down right stupid like snakes are slimy. all snakes are venomous. heres one that always made me bust a gut laughing. if you see a snake and don't kill it it will fallow you home and kill you in your sleep

[deminon]

my favorite myth is this little story

1. If you are attacked by an anaconda, do not run. The snake is faster than you are.

2. Lie flat on the ground. Put your arms tight against your sides, your legs tight against one another.

3. Tuck your chin in.

4. The snake will begin to nudge and climb over your body.

5. Do not panic.

6. After the snake has examined you, it will begin to swallow you from the feet end - always from the feet end. Permit the snake to swallow your feet and ankles. Do not panic!

7. The snake will now begin to suck your legs into its body. You must lie perfectly still. This will take a long time.

8. When the snake has reached your knees slowly and with as little movement as possible, reach down, take your knife and very gently slide it into the side of the snake's mouth between the edge of its mouth and your leg, then suddenly rip upwards, severing the snake's head.

i found this to be hilarious

[stevenw]

i once picked up a BABY garder snake and someone warned me that they have 170 quarter inch long teeth that are backwards in its mouth so if you try to pull they would just dig in farther and if it bites me the only way to get it off is by cutting its head off... thank he began to warn me that if the MUSK OF A BABY GARDER SNAKE gets into your eyes you will go blind so i better waasah my hands right away... and mind you this IS ACTUALLY A TRUE STORY... unfortunately

[Kyle@theHeathertoft]

I've heard the one about snakes sleeping with their owners and stretching out to see if they can swallow them. Some ignorant person warned me with that story one day when I was picking up some supplies for my snakes. I had one of my Balls with me (was taking him to a friend's house to do some desensitization...she's a former snake-phobic person) and the lady "helpfully" warned me that while he's small NOW, he'll get to be HUGE and will one day eat me and blah blah blah blah blah.

I just stood there and stared at her, and when she paused to take a breath, I informed her he's actually not going to get much bigger...he's almost (at the time) a full adult, and will never get big enough to eat a cat, much less ME.

She then "helpfully" told me that the person who sold him to me must have lied because ALL constrictors get huge and dangerous so you better not sleep with them in your bed because one day they'll eat you!

I seriously felt my IQ lowering due to proximity.

[BrianaK]

That cobras like music. From what I'm told, its eye contact. People would paint eyes on the flutes to make it look like the snake was following the music, but it was the eyes.

[Beardie]

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- Snakes eat crickets...

they do rough/smooth green snake

[Phiban]

A local WV myth, the black snakes and copperheads were breeding making venomous blacksnakes

[BrianaK]

they do rough/smooth green snake

he/she is right.

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/other...reensnakes.htm

[Mikkwa]

This is not a myth, rather a "time worn" cliche I really get tired of hearing every time a co worker or acquaintance finds out I keep reptiles, mainly snakes. I always hear "The only good snake is a DEAD snake!" To which I have begun to reply, " In another place & time it might be the snake saying that about you!"

Funny thing, no one wants to come to my house, they envision all my snakes & tarantulas run freely throughout my home waiting for the unsuspecting visitor to stop by so they have something to eat again. I've even had some ask me if I feed them small children & dogs & cats? Heaven forbid when I tell them where I keep my frozen mice & rats. Go figure!!