00:26www.taipans.com
00:30Would slither away from the direction sounds were coming from
00:32Woma pythons on the other hand would go towards the sound
00:35So why the difference in snake behavior?
00:37Well the snakes that moved away from the sounds are generally much smaller than the python
00:40Which stretches nearly 9 feet long and weighs around 11 pounds
00:44Meaning sounds more often lead to a meal for an animal that has few natural predators
00:48They also tend to hunt larger prey as well
00:50Meaning animals that are more likely to make sounds in the bush
00:53With the researchers writing in their report
00:55We know very little about how most snake species navigate situations and landscapes around the world
01:00But our study shows that sound may be an important part of their sensory repertoire
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