Boy do I feel silly....

[KatStoverReptiles]

I talk to all my animals. When I had guppies I talked to them too. I've also been known to have full conversations with myself

[dr del]

Talk away!

They can also see the warm air coming out of your mouth.


dr del

[Juliemay13]

Hahaha! Don't you dare feel silly...I talk to mine all the time and I knew they couldn't hear me...I can't help it..heh. I do like to hold them up against my chest when I talk though so they can feel the vibrations

[Juliemay13]

I talk to all my animals, no matter if they are scaled, feathered, or furred. I know the snakes do not understand me though. I still talk to them anyway. Mostly it is things like "Oh my god! That dump is as big as you are!" or "Don't you dare bite me!" and things like "The rat! Not me!"

Hahaha!! You sound just like me

[EvergladesExotics]

I've always sorta thought they "hear" similar to how sounds sound to us when we're under water, kind of muffled vibrations and tones. Like it was stated before, they do have the parts to construct an inner ear, it's just inside their head with no opening to the outside world haha.

Dr Del, I have always wondered, when you say the snake can see warmth, is it really them seeing it with their eyes or is it rather them using their jacobsons to feel/smell the temperatures? I've never gotten a straight answer on this

[dr del]

Hi,

I wish I knew what it looked like to them.

But the jacobsons organ deals with taste/ smell iirc and the heatpits provide the temperature differences - how much of it is tied into a system like vision I can only wonder.

I saw a TV program once that said the positioning of the heatpits meant they could guide the strike while the mouth was wide open whereas the eyes might not be able to see the target at all. Mine just seem to flail around wildly with their open mouths if they miss so I'm not sure I really believe the show.

I always imagine it as similar to the overlays from the predator movies but I doubt we can ever know.

However their senses work it is certainly accurate enough to allow snakes with no vision at all to strike their prey though.


dr del

[blushingball419]

Well, this thread definitely makes me feel better. Sometimes I think I'm the only crazy one who talks to my snakes, so it's nice to know I'm not alone I think I've just gotten into the habit from talking to my cat, so even though I know they can't really "hear" me I do it anyway. I like the comments about feeling the vibrations and seeing your breath though, always re-assuring... and even though I know most snakes don't really care about human interaction, it seems like some of them at least don't mind the attention, and when you're talking to them it's kind of like focusing your attention on them. So I don't think there's anything silly about it at all

I always imagine it as similar to the overlays from the predator movies but I doubt we can ever know.

Hahaha that's exactly how I think of it too!! It would be interesting to know for sure what it's like.

[EvergladesExotics]

Ahhhhhh now I REALLY wanna know!!!!!

[Kymberli]

I talk to mine, lol. Not as I would talk to a person, but I catch myself syaing "hello", and asking him how he is doing.. or in some cases what he is doing. Lol.

[Eileithyia's keeper]

Snakes do hear, or so say the scientists.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl...04/2179359.htm

This is a cool article. Thanks for sharing!