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Loud music?

At the very least music seems to spark my snakes curiosity. He doesn't ever seem 'mad' though. I have had music playing while I was holding my snake and they didn't seem to change behavior. But then again, judging a snakes emotion is fairly open to interpretation, so your guess could easily be as good as mine.

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This reminds me of a nasty argument I once got into with an online friend of mine who has a much more vast collection of reptiles than I ever will. He once claimed that snakes do not hear since they do not have visible ears or openings like other animals or reptiles do. I remembered once reading about how snakes were sensitive to noises, so I did a little googling and lo and behold, snakes do hear and they do have a primitive hearing bone structure (Google Search). Unfortunately, my friend was not persuaded to the physical and proven science of this fact and happily chose to retain his ignorance to this day.

In regards to your question, I recently read in one of my books, it might have been The Art Of Keeping Snakes (which is a good read), that snakes could be prone to some levels of stress or at least become a lot more active, whether related to curiousity about the sound or a flight response when high volumes of sound occur. So, while I have a lot of space in my room, I'm also a musician and music aficianado which often creates a lot of noise in my room. Therefore, I have a separate room just for my snakes and other critters. Why risk stressing them out when I feel like cranking up the volume a bit, it's bad enough that it stresses my wife out, no point in getting other critters tails rattling and in the famous striking position :grin01:
 
Some folks on here will tell you their snakes LOVE a bit of Iron Maiden from time to time.

Prolonged exposure to very loud music may stress them, but you should be fine in short blasts :) Just keep an eye on them and if they look agitated, turn it off. Easy :)
 
Tracee said:
Some folks on here will tell you their snakes LOVE a bit of Iron Maiden from time to time.
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Actually, our snake really seems to like Black Sabbath (but he didn't seem to like The Cure AT ALL). Most other music gets his attention or wakes him up, but I can't tell if he likes it or not. :shrugs:
 
Tracee said:
Some folks on here will tell you their snakes LOVE a bit of Iron Maiden from time to time.

Prolonged exposure to very loud music may stress them, but you should be fine in short blasts :) Just keep an eye on them and if they look agitated, turn it off. Easy :)
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wow im going to see iron maiden ill have to get a ticket for sphynx
 
My snakes (and a few other critters) are in the same room as my stereo and I've never noticed them reacting to it or behaving any differently when it is on. They don't come out more when it plays... they don't hide more when it plays. They just carry on as normal. :)

I can't tell you if they can hear/feel it or not... but put it this way, if they can, it doesn't seem to bother them.

I think it's kind of relative though - it may depend on where the tank is situated, how close it is to the stereo, what's under the tank, etc etc. Certain materials cushion vibrations more than others. If possible, I would avoid having the snake in very close proximity to a music player - ie, on the same table.
 
Tracee said:
Some folks on here will tell you their snakes LOVE a bit of Iron Maiden from time to time.
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But the real question is, do the snakes prefer the hard edged wailing vocals of Paul Di'anno or the wimpy opera-ish vocals of Bruce Dickinson? :grin01: :sidestep:
 
I'm not snake expert, but I am a hearing expert, and I'm going to have to caution all of you about loud music for yourselves. Although it remains dubious as to whether or not loud music will bother your snakes, it WILL ruin your hearing as humans.

Not to be a downer, but it's just my job (hearing, not being a downer).

Or keep listening to loud music, and I'll see you in 20 years, and you can give me $5000 for hearing aids...whatever...
 
Guadalupe said:
I'm not snake expert, but I am a hearing expert, and I'm going to have to caution all of you about loud music for yourselves. Although it remains dubious as to whether or not loud music will bother your snakes, it WILL ruin your hearing as humans.

Not to be a downer, but it's just my job (hearing, not being a downer).

Or keep listening to loud music, and I'll see you in 20 years, and you can give me $5000 for hearing aids...whatever...
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:-offtopic I play guitar and think I am going deaf, can you recommend some ear plugs that don't muffle the sound too much so I can still hear what I'm playing?
 
Most professional musicians now wear custom made earplugs. It doesn't drown out the sound completely but keeps it at a level that will not harm thier hearing. Check with an audiologist, they can help fit you with a pair. Hope this helps.
 
snakemom1961 said:
Most professional musicians now wear custom made earplugs. It doesn't drown out the sound completely but keeps it at a level that will not harm thier hearing. Check with an audiologist, they can help fit you with a pair. Hope this helps.
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Thanks! Any idea how much those will cost, I'm hoping I don't have to be a pro to afford them?!
 
I couldn't really tell you but I'm guessing most insurance companies will cover it if it is proven it's needed for professional reasons.
 
We sell musician's plugs at my office, and any other audiologist's office should sell them too. There are different filters for different attenuation levels, but I wouldn't go any less than 15 dB of attenuation. Insurance will not pay for musician's plugs (nor will they generally pay for hearing aids). Custom musician's plugs at our office for $165.

Hope that helps...?
 
DeadMouse said:
This reminds me of a nasty argument I once got into with an online friend of mine who has a much more vast collection of reptiles than I ever will. He once claimed that snakes do not hear since they do not have visible ears or openings like other animals or reptiles do. I remembered once reading about how snakes were sensitive to noises, so I did a little googling and lo and behold, snakes do hear and they do have a primitive hearing bone structure (Google Search). Unfortunately, my friend was not persuaded to the physical and proven science of this fact and happily chose to retain his ignorance to this day.

In regards to your question, I recently read in one of my books, it might have been The Art Of Keeping Snakes (which is a good read), that snakes could be prone to some levels of stress or at least become a lot more active, whether related to curiousity about the sound or a flight response when high volumes of sound occur. So, while I have a lot of space in my room, I'm also a musician and music aficianado which often creates a lot of noise in my room. Therefore, I have a separate room just for my snakes and other critters. Why risk stressing them out when I feel like cranking up the volume a bit, it's bad enough that it stresses my wife out, no point in getting other critters tails rattling and in the famous striking position :grin01:
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Not too reliable, the other listing say they are sensitive to vibration.
 
Spork said:
Not too reliable, the other listing say they are sensitive to vibration.
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To me, that is merely a matter of semantics. The ear primarily works by picking up vibrations. That is all sound is, vibrations. The ability to hear is fundamentally based on the structure of the ear (if present) and how the brain interprets those signals. An animal with a primitive ear might not be able to hear sounds like an animal with a more advanced ear, but I believe it can hear all the same.

That would be like if you were to compare our hearing compared to a dog for example. Dogs can hear much higher frequencies than we ever will, but that doesn't make us humans incapable of hearing. Our hearing is just limited based on our ear structure. And what about our color vision? A lot of animals have much more sophisticated eyesight and can see far more spectrums of colors than we ever physically will, but that doesn't make us blind.

I think if anatomically an ear is present in a snake, then it is highly probable that it may be able to hear sounds however they are perceived. :)
 
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