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Snakes cannot close their eyes - they have no eyelids.
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How come snakes do not close their eyes?
they have no eye lids
Why don't snakes close their eyes?
Snakes dont have eyelids. They havean immobile, transparent scale over their eyes instead.
Why don't snakes have eyelids?
There is a hypothesis as to why snakes do not have eyelids. Zoologists and scientists claim that the snakes evolved a transparent eyelid because it protects their eyes while they are burrowing. They would imply that snakes originally evolved on land and as burrowers.
Do snakes have eyes on their tails?
No, snakes do not have eyes on their tail. Snakes see by flicking their tongue "to taste the air".
What don't snakes close their eyes?
Snakes have no eyelids. It is one of the distinguishing characteristics of snakes. They also have no ears. * Before somebody brings it up, the glass snake has eyelids and ears, but that is because it is not a snake. It is a legless lizard.
Do fish sleep with eyes open?
yes Being as snakes have no eyelids it is not possible for them to close their eyes, therefore they have there eyes continually open even when sleeping. This also gives rise to the myth that snakes hypnotise by staring at their quarry and are always ready to attack.
How do snakes sleep in the night?
They don't have eyelids so they don't close their eyes, and I believe most of them will sleep underground, or in a hiding place.
Do snakes sleep with its eyes open or closed?
Snakes do not have eyelids, so their eyes are always open.
What is Christian's theme song?
GO!!! if you close your eyes you can see it push you to the other side oh just close your eyes you can see it if you just close your eyes if you just close your eyes if you just close your eyes if you just close your eyes if you just close your eyes
Why cant snakes close their eyes?
Borrowed from Rasputin: http://library.thinkquest.org/11922/reptiles/snakes.htm A snake's eyes are rounded and with lenses adjustable for distance vision. With the exception of the blind snakes, the eyes of a snake are permanently covered and protected by a transparent lower eyelid (called a spectable or brille). The fusion of the eyelids does not allow a snake to blink or close their eyes. Since the snake lacks external ear openings and eardrums, they hear by using their head to pick up vibrations and sounds from the ground. Experiments have shown that snakes can hear airborne sounds as well, although not well.
What do snakes and lizards have in common?
Lizards and snakes are both reptiles; they have scaly skin, they lay eggs, they have generally similar physiology (although lizards have legs and snakes don't).
Can a snake close its eyes when it sleeps?
Snakes sleep with their eyes open because they dont have any eyelids. Their eyes are covered by a clear scale called a spectacle. You can see this when your snake sheds its skin. Some scientists believe that snakes went through a period in their evolution when they were underground and lost their eyes compeletly. That may be why snake eyes have a very different structure than any other kind of animal. they dont have eyelids..but they still sleep..you can tell by looking at the eye..if its like a very thin line in the middle..they're asleep.. make sure u wake them up 1st by tapping the cage before picking it up..they get aggresive when u shock themBecause the have no closable eye-lids. They have a clear lens over the eye-ball - called the 'brille'
