Snake Myths
Snakes have scared people in all ages and at the same time it has been a subject of speculations and curiosities, which gave birth to lots of myths as well, which are being proved with the organised scientific research. Here, we have listed some of the myths about snakes which have been alive for centuries.
- Old snakes have hair on them.
- Snake live in pairs and take revenge, in case one of them is killed.
- Snakes make their living place on old buried wealth.
- Snakes have photo memory and take photos of some people to take revenge on them.
- Snakes drink milk from the tits of a cows.
- Flying snake bites man on forehead. In reality, it can not kill a human being, it has very little venom, which will suffice to kill its small prey.
- Some snakes can kill a man with whip of its tail.
- Green vine snakes peck on your forehead and eyes.
- A snake species in Rajasthan sits on the chest and kills man by mixing venom through breath
- Two headed snakes move for six month in one direction and next six month the other direction.
- Snakes love music and sway to the music of the flute (snake charmer’s flute).
- Bronze back tree snake, climbs a tree close by after biting anyone, will come down only after he has witnesses snakebite victim’s funeral.