colorblind?

[remsin76]

i know BP's are colorblind. does this mean that if i have the red "night light" on or a blue one he cant see me? cause the other day when i was feeding him he seemed to notice my movement even tho the room was all black except for the red lgiht. thanks

[fateamber]

It wouldn't make a difference what colour the light was cos it is still a light and he would be able to feel the vibrations you were giving off, and using his heat pits he could see you with no light at all.

[killaclown]

DUHHHHHHH!!!!!!LOL

[remsin76]

sorry killa clown i wasnt sure.

[Solid Snake]

i had the exact same quetion... well, being a beginner, one wouldn't know. I find it fasinating, how do those heat pits work?

[fateamber]

They can feel the heat coming from you and they use that to build a kind of picture.

[Tim_Cranwill]

Well, how do you think snakes strike with such accuracy if they can't see what they are striking at? I believe that snakes have pretty decent vision. Some scientists say it is more like the vision of a bird than we once thought....

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

Originally posted by killaclown
DUHHHHHHH!!!!!!LOL Remsin76 didnt know, and you didn't have to give a reply like that. A simple 'Yep' or something would have been much more appropriate.

Anyway, I had a similar question myself about a month back. My question was - If those heat pits are infared triggered for hunting...If someone uses an infared heat bulb, is the snake always going to think that heat spot is prey? Im still not quite sure about this one. Good question though.

[gauravsri]

i don't think they are colorblind but have limited color vision. Check out http://www.anapsid.org/

[killaclown]

remsin76,
Im sorry for reacting like that i didnt mean no harm but those are snake basics. Every one that owns a snake should know smell and infrared are there best sences.