REAL LIFE OF SNAKES

Snakes do not have keen eyesight and are often not able to recognise object which are quite close by. Several times, when observing a snake in a tree or bush closely, we have found it calmly climbing on to us! Once a cobra used Rom as a branch to get from one tree to another. When hunting for food, snakes use their sense of smell which is sharp. Interestingly, the main organ of smell is not the nose but the tongue. The tongue picks up particles of smell from the ground by flicking in and out when the snake hunts. People believe that snakes can hear and even respond to music. Seeing snakes swaying to the snakecharmer's flute they snakes are "DANCING" to the music. This is certainly not true.

In actual fact, the cobra is terrified of the giant man with his strange instrument, and is keeping an eye on his movements. It has been found that snakes do hear some airborne sound through their lungs, but they mostly respond to vibrations. 🐍Snakes rely very little on their slight sense of hearing.