But that loud, annoying Brady Barr on NG said that the fact that snakes are deaf is a myth, and that they just have really bad hearing abilities.
Now i've done some research and there really isn't much information available. I found this and thought it contradicted everything i'd been told/read/heard in my lifetime.
"Short answer: Yes. Although snakes lack an external ear or ear drum, their skin and bones pick up vibrations and transmit them to a functional inner ear. It was once believed that snakes could only detect vibrations transmitted through the ground, but is now known that they can indeed pick up even airborne sounds this way."
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_snakes_hear
Does anyone know for a fact whether snakes are deaf or not?