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Sound and vision?

BabyBlueEyes

BabyBlueEyes

JMcornsnakes
Hey guys im in class right now and i have a quick question to ask you guys..... Can cornsnakes hear sound? And how do they see things? Do they see by heat? Or do they pick up vibrations from their tongue to see things? I really want to know, Its very interesting and i would be happy to get some answers.... :)


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BabyBlueEyes said:
Hey guys im in class right now and i have a quick question to ask you guys..... Can cornsnakes hear sound? And how do they see things? Do they see by heat? Or do they pick up vibrations from their tongue to see things? I really want to know, Its very interesting and i would be happy to get some answers.... :) BBB
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Well they cant hear but they know when you are coming from vibrations. They also have something like heat vision, ive seen it on TV, when there is something coming that is living they see red and orange. They also smell with their tongue not really sure how that works but its pretty cool. It is pretty interseting though like too see what others input is.
 
# Hearing - Although snakes are not equipped with outer ears like people, sound waves from the air hit their skin and are transferred from muscle to bone. When the sound reaches the ear bone beneath the skull, it sends vibrations to the inner ear, and the sound is processed by the brain.

# Sight - Snakes do not see colors, but their eyes are equipped with a combination of light receptors: rods that provide low-light but fuzzy vision, and cones that produce clear images. The complexity of the eyes varies among species because of their different lifestyles. For instance, snakes that live primarily underground have smaller eyes that only process light and dark, but snakes that live above ground and hunt by sight have crystal-clear vision and good depth perception. Some species, specifically boas and pythons, have a second visual tool: Pit organs on their heads see heat sources in their surroundings like infrared goggles -- an effective ability for nocturnal hunters of warm-blooded animals.

Smell - Like humans, snakes breathe airborne smells into nasal openings that lead to an olfactory chamber for processing; but snakes have a secondary system, as well. When a snake flicks its tongue, it is gathering odor particles for transfer to two fluid-filled sacs at the roof of the mouth -- Jacobson's organs -- that lead to a second, smaller olfactory chamber. The tongue is used only to assist in this process; snakes do not have a sense of taste.

These are excerpts from this site
How snakes work
 
Snakes that pick up infrared spectrum radiation (heat) have special pits by their mouths that they use for this. Corn snakes see with their eyes, but they do not see well. They are better at detecting movement than getting detailed images. Their tongues are used for smell, to pick up particles in the air and identify them. This is primarily how they find prey.

They also have structures for hearing, which are connected to their brains, so they can hear, but since they have no ears it is suspected that their hearing is poor. I read somewhere that they hear best in the 200-300 Hz. range.

-Sean
 
There, what she said. I did not notice anyone else on the thread when I started. Thanks, Dawn!

-Sean
 
Teratoma said:
I read somewhere that they hear best in the 200-300 Hz. range.

-Sean
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I read that at this range, their hearing is better than that of a cat. But I've also read that a study was done showing they can hear sounds in the db range of human voices. I know my snakes react to sound. After all that's what sound is--vibrations.
 
dawnrenee2000 said:
# Hearing - Although snakes are not equipped with outer ears like people, sound waves from the air hit their skin and are transferred from muscle to bone. When the sound reaches the ear bone beneath the skull, it sends vibrations to the inner ear, and the sound is processed by the brain.

# Sight - Snakes do not see colors, but their eyes are equipped with a combination of light receptors: rods that provide low-light but fuzzy vision, and cones that produce clear images. The complexity of the eyes varies among species because of their different lifestyles. For instance, snakes that live primarily underground have smaller eyes that only process light and dark, but snakes that live above ground and hunt by sight have crystal-clear vision and good depth perception. Some species, specifically boas and pythons, have a second visual tool: Pit organs on their heads see heat sources in their surroundings like infrared goggles -- an effective ability for nocturnal hunters of warm-blooded animals.

Smell - Like humans, snakes breathe airborne smells into nasal openings that lead to an olfactory chamber for processing; but snakes have a secondary system, as well. When a snake flicks its tongue, it is gathering odor particles for transfer to two fluid-filled sacs at the roof of the mouth -- Jacobson's organs -- that lead to a second, smaller olfactory chamber. The tongue is used only to assist in this process; snakes do not have a sense of taste.

These are excerpts from this site
How snakes work
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What a great explaination on the senses!
 
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