Years ago, my uncle was calling coyotes and had a 6' rattler approached him rather quickly. He always said/thought that the snake was responding to the call.
I've called for 20 years in some areas with a healthy rattlesnake population and have never had such an experience. Got to wondering and did a little research on snake's hearing ability. The jury is still out and I will continue to find more definitive research on the matter. In the meantime, what do you think?
Snakes can hear and some react to sounds according to this article
I've called for 20 years in some areas with a healthy rattlesnake population and have never had such an experience. Got to wondering and did a little research on snake's hearing ability. The jury is still out and I will continue to find more definitive research on the matter. In the meantime, what do you think?
Snakes can hear and some react to sounds according to this article