Re: Of Parseltonge and dragons (GoF movie speculation)



> From: "soup" <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Newsgroups: alt.fan.harry-potter
> Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:20:41 GMT
> Subject: Re: Of Parseltonge and dragons (GoF movie speculation)
>
> Vickie wrote:
>> Let's not be too pedantic here, after all < snakes are deaf.
>
> Snakes are deaf only in the fact that they have no ears. The underside
> of their body has receptors/nerves/cells, whatever you want to call
> them, that 'pick up' vibrations so in effect they 'listen' to the ground
> to 'hear' the movement of their prey, I have no idea if these receptors
> WHY are sensitive enough to 'hear' vibrations in air (which is what
> ears[1] do).
>
> [1]Well part of the ear .

Pssst, I am well aware of that. In another life I have a degree in biology.

Thanks though. :)


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