Since snakes do not have external ears, humans often make the mistake of thinking they cannot hear. Snakes do not even have small ear openings on the sides of their heads like lizards and crocodilians ...

I often wondered, "can snakes really hear?" To watch the snake charmer it certainly appeared that they could, I have never seen ears on a snake, and believe me I've seen many snakes as I was raised in ...

The sound of a rattlesnake's rattle is perhaps the most frightening sound you could hear on a hike. But how and why do these snakes make this iconic noise? "Everything tells us that they rattle to ...

Snakes "smell" with their forked tongues, collecting scent particles to analyze with their Jacobson's organ. Snakes don't have external ears. They sense vibrations through their jawbone and inner ear.