Myth:
Rat Snakes are poisonous.
Scientific Facts: - Rat
snakes are NON POISONOUS, rodent eating reptiles.
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Myth:
Rat Snakes mate with cobras.
Scientific Facts: - Rat
Snakes or any other snakes will not mate with
any snake out of its own species. Cobras eat
other snakes so a mating between a cobra and
a rat snake is not possible. |
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Myth:
Snakes drink Milk
Scientific Facts: - Snakes
do not drink milk, neither can they digest it
properly. They are reptiles and have no association
with milk, only mammals who have mammary glands
can produce milk and thus, a liking for milk
in non mammals is unlikely. But in a crises
when severely dehydrated, a snake might drink
any liquid available. |
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Myth:
- Some snakes grow a beard as they get older
Scientific Facts: - Snakes
are reptiles and do not have any hair on their
bodies let alone a beard. It is impossible for
them to have beards for their bodies do not
have any ability of growing hair. |
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Myth:
- Snakes carry a diamond in their forehead
Scientific Facts: - It is impossible
for a snake to carry anything in its head. The
mythological status attached with a snake in
India is probably responsible for this myth. |
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Myth:
-Snakes remember you if you hurt it.
Scientific Facts: - Snakes are not vengeful animals and do not have the necessary intelligence to remember people or places for getting revenge. Hindi Movies have a lot to do with the creation of this myth |
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Myth:
-If one snake is killed its partner will trace
you (no matter wherever you are)
Scientific Facts: - Once again snakes
are not vengeful animals and are not interested
in chasing or tracing people who hurt them.
They do not have the necessary memory and intellect
to remember people to trace them back. Neither
do snakes have a feeling of camaraderie or pair
for life. Once again bollywood is responsible
for this myth. |
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Myth:
-Flying snakes can pierce somebody’s forehead
or put out their eyes.
Scientific Facts: - A flying snake does not actually fly but only glide through the air by extending ribs and pulling in the underside. It can glide a distance of 330 Ft or 100 mt. It has an elongated head, which gives the scary feeling that it can pierce a person’s head or eyes. |
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Myth:
- Snakes found in India can spit venom.
Scientific Facts: - No snake found in
India can spit venom. Only spitting Cobras can
spit venom and they are not found in India. |
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Myth:-There
are “Two- headed” snakes.
Scientific Facts: - The snake charmers
spread the myth about the two headed snakes
only to maintain the mythological status of
the snakes in India so they can continue attracting
large crowds to their snake shows. In reality
nothing as a two headed snake exists. |
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