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Why does snakes close their eyes?

Snakes cannot close their eyes - they have no eyelids.


Why don't snakes close their eyes?

Snakes do not have eyelids like mammals, so they cannot physically close their eyes. Instead, their eyes are protected by a transparent scale called a spectacle, which covers and lubricates the eye to keep it moist and prevent damage.


How did snakes come to lack legs?

snakes evolved from lizards that lived mainly underground, these lizards didnt have use for legs or eyes. when snakes began to emerge the developed eyes with a special film to protect them.


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 snakes trap or trick their food?

Snakes either hunt prey, striking to kill when they get close enough, or they wait, often in hiding, for the prey to come to them, striking when the prey gets close enough.


Do snakes see through their eyelids?

No, snakes do not see through their eyelids. When snakes close their eyes or "blink," they are not able to see. They rely on their other senses, such as heat-sensing pits and tongue-flicking for sensing their environment when their eyes are closed.


Do snakes sleep with its eyes open or closed?

Snakes do not have eyelids, so their eyes are always open.


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.


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 geese kill snakes?

Geese are known to be territorial and aggressive towards perceived threats, which can include snakes. While geese may harass or attack snakes that come too close to their nest or territory, they do not actively seek out snakes to kill them.


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.