Silly snake questions!

[kiiarah]

New research is being done that shows they may have some ability to hear airborne sounds, but at very different frequencies than humans can hear. Basically they can only detect very low frequency sounds via air. Most of their hearing comes from vibrations that are conducted through their jaw bones which transmit information to their brain. If there were an airborne sound that vibrated the surface they were lying on, odds are they could hear it. My litte guy likes to rest his chin on my face, so I will sometimes take this opportunity to talk to him in hopes that if he is resting on my cheek, lips, or neck that he can hear some type of vibration that he may eventually become familiar with. I don't believe they can understand english of course, but I like the idea that he might at least learn to recognize the sound of me talking to him. Could just be wishful thinking, but it makes me happy and he doesn't seem bothered.