Snakes sensing weather?

[Scorpius1394]

So I know that most people have heard that dogs and cats can sense the weather, and I was wondering if anyone has noticed something similar in snakes.
I'm asking because today some of my young cousins were over (5 and 4 years old) and then my area was issued a tornado watch. Thankfully, no tornado and just some really nasty weather. Our internet was down and with it our television. they were bored so I asked if they wanted to see my snakes. They were really excited to see the snakes so i went to take out my Kenyan Sand Boa because she is still pretty small at just over a foot. she was not willing to come out at all. I tried to get her out of the aspen and she was really squirmy and kept trying to go back under, so i gave up and went to get my ball python out. As soon as i took him out, he balled up on my hand. This was the first time I've seen him ball up and he is usually a pretty mellow snake. then two and a half hours later, when the storm passed, I took out my BP and he acted as usual. He wasn't balled up or anything and was just chilling in my hands like normal.
So, has anyone else experienced something similar where their snakes were more nervous than usual when there was a bad storm?

[dr del]

Hi,

Low pressure fronts are one of the known triggers that can stimulate breeding so they can definately sense them.


dr del

[nachash]

that is such a cool observation!
It's amazing how good these creatures are at perceiving their environment!

I believe you Dr. Del, but what sense would a snake use to determine the presence of a low pressure front?

[Scorpius1394]

Hi,

Low pressure fronts are one of the known triggers that can stimulate breeding so they can definately sense them.


dr del

Thanks for the quick response! I didn't know that low pressure fronts were a trigger for breeding. thanks for that little piece of information!

[Scorpius1394]

that is such a cool observation!
It's amazing how good these creatures are at perceiving their environment!

I believe you Dr. Del, but what sense would a snake use to determine the presence of a low pressure front?

If it is related to pressure as Dr. Del said, then I don't know how snakes would feel it.
By the way, cool username nachash

[RichsBallPythons]

Oh they can feel it and they get into the mood of breeding..

I got a pair going at it right now with thunderstorms going on

[Scorpius1394]

Oh they can feel it and they get into the mood of breeding..

I got a pair going at it right now with thunderstorms going on

Haha I'm over in Ohio and our thunderstorm ended a while ago :p I only have two snakes right now as I only just got into the hobby a few months ago and they are different species, so no fun for them

[python_addict]

lol im from east central illinois and our storm just got over so i finally have internet back but for some reason my baby balls were hiding under the bedding too we had a tornado watch but my town being in a giant bowl shape we never get one