Quote Originally Posted by drache View Post
I don't think snakes are deaf in the sense that we understand deafness
they just don't have external ear openings
their brains still process vibrations
I have this medical tuning fork I use to demonstrate to kids how snakes "hear"
it doesn't make any sound that's externally audible (like to human ears), but when you set it on your jaw bone when it vibrates, you can "hear" it
I thought I had mentioned low frequency vibrations picked up via the scales, lung, and vestigial inner ear bones in my previous post.....

Steve