are Snakes really silent?

[Lankyrob]

Yeah, i am not saying that mine are CONSTANTLY making noise but being with them for so manny hours every day you do tennd to pick up on the noises they do make

[Will0W783]

My ball python, and the other balls I've kept over the years, were and are all silent. No noises to their breathing at all.

My carpet pythons are another story however...they make short, "chuffing" hisses when they are out and about. It's very different from an aggressive or defensive hiss...these are more like loud, sharp exhales. They do it when food is near, when they are being handled, whenever they are stimulated or excited.

My retics are also loud breathers.

My cobra is very vocal. Cobras have a sharp, very loud hiss that is their defensive, "Hey I'm here and I'm bad!" noise. Shelby also snuffs, huffs, and chuffs when he is moving about in his cage. When I give him things to play with, like pieces of rock, or cat toy balls, or bone or moss, he makes lots of little huffing/chuffing noises as he pushes them around his cage.

So I think how silent a snake is has a lot to do with what species it is.

[moshirimon]

Yea like i said i've only had 1 ball python ever, and he just happened to make the lowest squeek only some nights. And the "CUFFS" is exactly acurate for the sound i hear with my Retic. Especially during feeding and handling, i can't think of a better way to explain it.

[Coffee Black]

My coastal female chuffs/wheezes when handled. Just when handled. Always has. No RI and I've had her checked twice.