Anyone else's ball scared of thunder?

[dinosaurdammit]

Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

Umm, no. Snakes can't hear.

snakes can hear...

[blindfireak40]

Originally Posted by dinosaurdammit

snakes can hear...

Worth noting is the range in which their hearing peaks (as insinuated by the article). 200-300 Hz corresponds to the range from about the "g" below middle c on the piano to roughly middle d--that is, well within the range of audible vibrations for humans. Definitely food for thought.

[dinosaurdammit]

Originally Posted by blindfireak40

Worth noting is the range in which their hearing peaks (as insinuated by the article). 200-300 Hz corresponds to the range from about the "g" below middle c on the piano to roughly middle d--that is, well within the range of audible vibrations for humans. Definitely food for thought.

when i found out snakes could hear, bricks were laid

[pdomensis]

Originally Posted by blindfireak40

Worth noting is the range in which their hearing peaks (as insinuated by the article). 200-300 Hz corresponds to the range from about the "g" below middle c on the piano to roughly middle d--that is, well within the range of audible vibrations for humans. Definitely food for thought.

So I should stop talking to my snake in my high pitched baby talk voice?

[Gungirl]

Originally Posted by pdomensis

So I should stop talking to my snake in my high pitched baby talk voice?

Yes please..

I don't even like it when people talk to babies like that. Maybe I am an evil person but I never baby talk to my animals or my child.

[blindfireak40]

Originally Posted by Gungirl

Yes please..

I don't even like it when people talk to babies like that. Maybe I am an evil person but I never baby talk to my animals or my child.

I believe there is some circumstantial evidence that doing so with kids is actually detrimental to their language skill development. However, assuming snakes can hear it (which they well might be able to, according to that link above), I'm sure it is interpreted at most as the "Wah-wah" noises from charlie brown--not a threat, not food, and therefore not worth giving a hiss about.

[pdomensis]

Originally Posted by Gungirl

Yes please..

I don't even like it when people talk to babies like that. Maybe I am an evil person but I never baby talk to my animals or my child.

LOL. The funny thing is, I never talked like that to my kids. But in my defense, when I talk to my snakes I always seem to develop an Australian accent. Too much Steve Irwin in my younger days.

[MDT]

Originally Posted by pdomensis

So I should stop talking to my snake in my high pitched baby talk voice?

they respond better to a Barry White voice anyway