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The snake is in fact responding to the movement of the flute, not the sound it makes, as snakes lack external ears (though they do have internal ears). [ 131 ] The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 in India technically prohibits snake charming on the grounds of reducing animal cruelty.
The shape and number of scales on the head, back and belly are characteristic to family, genus and species. Scales have a nomenclature analogous to the position on the body. In "advanced" ( Caenophidian ) snakes, the broad belly scales and rows of dorsal scales correspond to the vertebrae , allowing scientists to count the vertebrae without ...
Boiga is a large genus of rear-fanged, mildly venomous snakes, known commonly as cat-eyed snakes or simply cat snakes, in the family Colubridae. Species of the genus Boiga are native to southeast Asia , India , and Australia , but due to their extremely hardy nature and adaptability, have spread to many other suitable habitats around the world.
Many birds and mammals prefer to attack the head of the snake. Garter snakes are more likely to hide their heads and move their tails back and forth when being attacked close to the head. Snakes that are attacked in the middles of their bodies are more likely to flee or exhibit open-mouthed warning reactions. [20]
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Adult snakes feed only for 2 to 3 months during summer, whereas the young ones feed till the start of winter. [6] The adult primarily feed on ranid and wood frogs, and occasionally on mice and voles. [8] [6] The young snakes mostly feed on earthworms. [6] Soon after feeding, close to the end of summer, the adult snakes return to their dens for ...
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They are known as bull snakes or bullsnakes because of the deep hissing/rumbling sound they make when nervous, which can be reminiscent of a bellowing bull, as well as their overall defensive display of rearing up like a rattlesnake and rattling their tail in leaves, all of which is a bluff; the snake is not venomous, and rarely bites.