Neil:
Here is an item found on the internet.
Do Snakes Like Music ? : You've heard people sing 'Snake your Booty?' No , wait , that's ... Whatever . Snakes do seem to respond to musical vibrations , and some will actually come out to see what's happening when the music starts playing . Especially if it's a band like . But just because they seem to be interested doesn't mean that they like what they 'hear' (more likely feel) . One rock group that was touring with some diamondbacks had to remove them because the loud sounds were causing them distress . The fact that some snakes react badly to loud or bass music has been reported by many snake owners . One woman found that music from groups like Nine Inch Nails caused her snakes to slither around frantically and spiral into tight coils . Sometimes , the response is even worse . One owner reported that once when he was jamming on his bass guitar , his snake 'came out of her hidey-hole' and defecated all over the front glass of her enclosure . 'Everyone's a critic' he said philosophically . If your snake seems to be bothered when you play music , you don't have to turn your Cd , Radio , Tv , or whatever off , or even down . One herper -that is , someone who is interested in reptiles or amphibians- found it calmed her snakes when music was playing if she put her snakes' enclosures on computer mouse pads . These absorbed some of the offending vibrations . Or at least that's what she thinks , since her snakes stopped 'complaining' .
Hope it's of use.
Egon
