Is it true that snakes/pythons can hypnotize their prey?

Imagine, there’s this dog in your locality who is barking and howling all the time. You’re dead scared of dogs. This dog happens to cross your way and starts following you. read more

Subject: Charming Prey. The Myth: A snake can hypnotize or "charm" its prey so that the animal is unable to escape from the snake. The Real Story: There is no scientific evidence that snakes are able to do this. A possible explanation for this false story is that a small animal may become frozen with fear at the approach of a snake. read more

Imagine, there's this dog in your locality who is barking and howling all the time. You're dead scared of dogs. This dog happens to cross your way and starts following you. Any person with basic sense would either stop or keep walking at the same pace. read more