popular belief about snakes
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- Snakes Go Blind In Summer. ...
- Snakes Are Slimy. ...
- Rattlesnakes Always Rattle Before Striking. ...
- Snakes are Naturally Aggressive. ...
- Snakes Can Only Strike From a Coiled Position. ...
- Snakes Have Salmonella.
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#1: A bowl of milk will attract snakes
This is one of the more widespread beliefs, possibly originating with the Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) of North and South America. Locals saw snakes disappearing into barns in search of rodents and believed that the snakes were drinking the milk from cows’ udders.
In fact, reptiles can’t digest dairy products and even if they could, it’s unlikely cows would stand idly by whilst being milked. If dehydrated enough, snakes will drink milk, but if thirsty enough they will drink just about anything.
#2: Blue-tongue Lizards and Shinglebacks will discourage snakes in your garden
Snakes eat frogs, lizards and even other snakes. Some, such as the Orange-naped Snake below, specialise in feeding on skinks. Newly-hatched snakes of various species may fall prey to Blue-tongue Lizards, but as the snakes grow the reverse is usually true.
Tiliqua nigrolutea, Blotched Blue-tongue Lizard
Blotched Blue-tongue Lizard, Alpine National Park, Victoria.
#3: If a snake’s head is cut off it will stay alive until sundown
This myth seems to be particularly popular in rural Australia. It may be based on the fact that a snake’s body will continue to writhe for some time after decapitation, but this story is not even remotely true.
#4: A mother snake will swallow her young when threatened
Although the now-extinct Gastric-brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus species) and mouthbrooding fish do appear to swallow their young, any snake ingested by another snake will immediately succumb to digestive juices.
#5: Snakes always travel in pairs
In general, the only time two snakes are in the same place is during courtship and mating. Otherwise the larger snake will usually kill and eat the smaller one.
Lowland Copperhead Snake in grass
The Lowland Copperhead (Austrelaps superbus), a common inhabitant of the most disturbed habitats across southern Victoria.
#6: If you kill a snake, its partner will come after you
Snakes do not have any sort of social bond, nor the intellect nor memory to recognise and remember an assailant. Apparently Bollywood may be partially responsible for this myth.
#7: The Hoop Snake bites onto its own tail, forms a circle and rolls down hills
Another myth common to Australia’s rural regions, but unfortunately no such snake exists. The story is also widespread in USA and Canada where records appear from as early as the 1700s. It may be based on the ancient Greek symbol ouroboros which depicts a serpent eating its own tail, representing constant re-creation.
#8: Snakes are deaf
Although they lack eardrums, snakes possess inner ears which are able to pick up not only ground-borne vibrations but low frequency airborne sounds. They do have difficulty with sounds at a higher pitch.
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