# Snakes and Pheromones

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-and-pheromones/369446>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 20, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-and-pheromones/369446 "2006-08-20T14:38:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-and-pheromones/369446/1 "2006-08-20T14:38:59Z")

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Uh, do snakes react to pheromones? And would spraying a bunch pheromones around snakes cause them to go into a striking frenzy? (Especially if they were in a confined space like they are in a certain “historical documentary.”)

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**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-and-pheromones/369446/2 "2006-08-20T15:10:38Z")

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Doesn’t answer the make snakes angry question, but does show that snakes can physiologically respond to pharamones

> **[Female Snake Sex Pheromone Induces Membrane Responses in Vomeronasal Sensory...](https://academic.oup.com/chemse/article/31/6/521/290704)**
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> Abstract. The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is important for activating accessory olfactory pathways that are involved in sexually dimorphic mating behavior. The VNO

Sorry for the ghetto link, but I’m rushing out the door.