EFFECT OF MUSIC ON SNAKES
An interesting experiment to discover the effect, of music on snakes has been carried out at the Snake Park at Port Klizabeth. A violinist climbed into the grass area where the snakes are confined, and, closely watched by a little group of scientists, the experiment began. Groups of cobras were raked out of their batches, and on this hissing audience the fiddler tried the effect of his music. The swaying reptiles fixed the musician with a stony glare, but were apparently unmoved by the strains of “1 Miss my Swiss,” while “If You Know Susie,” also left them cold. The plaintive notes of “Chick, Chick* Chicken,” pitched in a higher key, hftwever, had immediate effect. The cobras were at onco galvanised into action, lashing mit at the musician and at one another in mad fashion as long as the music continued.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12507, 24 July 1926, Page 15
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146EFFECT OF MUSIC ON SNAKES New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12507, 24 July 1926, Page 15
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