Originally Posted by
saddlesores
snakes have a rather primitive inner ear and don't hear sounds. they "hear" vibrations. so unless you're playing AC/DC cranked up to 12 with the subwoofers facedown on the ground, they prolly won't "hear" anything at all.
One of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most egregious errors is having the swamp adder return at the sound of a whistle from the next room (Adventure of the Speckled Band, 1892).