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August 15, 2025Frontiers in EthologyOpen Access

Scents for Serpentes: are familiar humans un-hiss-takable?

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JVJennifer VonkAJAmity JordanJPJacob Pappas

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Overview

Observational analysis of snakes' behavioral responses to scents from familiar humans, suggesting scent familiarity impacts their behavior.

Key Points

  • No significant effects observed in snakes' behavioral responses to familiar human scents.
  • Snakes investigated included 19 individuals from nine species, with a focus on movement and tongue-flicking rates.
  • This exploratory study assessed differential reactions to familiar and unfamiliar human scents and control stimuli.
  • Findings call attention to the complexities of snakes' sensory response, indicating a need for further research in this area.

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Vonk et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af509bad7bf08b1ead8784https://doi.org/10.3389/fetho.2025.1634578
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