The Chirrionera does not have vocal apparatus. The whistling song emits from its movements over rough substrate.The sound has been described as a bird-like flutey song, or as the sound of an upright pole vibrating in strong wind.
What is not disputed is the danger of the Chirrionera. The mere act of seeing one may be fatal. People who view the snake will be frightened to death, not quickly, but will waste away,refuse food, and inevitably will die, unless they upon seeing the snake, light a cigarette and blow smoke into the face of the snake.
Chirrioneras are reported from Hidalgo State in Mexico, North to Texas, where they are reported to dwell in riparian habitats.
They are reported to have bright red tails, and to fly from tree to tree. They are equipped with caudal stinging spines. Chirrioneras are capable of balancing upon their tails to stand erect like a post. Chirrioneras are reported to have deadly venom, which they inject either through fangs, or by stinging with its venomous tail spine.
They bear live young in burrows underground,or in unused pots or baskets in kitchens and especially bedrooms, where they frequently dwell in bedding.
Unique among snakes, the Chirrionera has a parasitic stage.
When the Chirrionera emerges from its winter burrow, or basket, or pot, it seeks its host, a careless human female of child-bearing age. The snake utters a thrush-like whistle to attract a woman, then very rapidly crawls up her leg and enters her reproductive tract, where the snake dwells in the warm and dark and waits for the woman to mate, whereupon the snake bites and or stings the intruding penis.
This is , of course, fatal to the bitten lover. Once bitten, there is no cure.
If a woman suspects she may be infected by a parasitic Chirrionera, she is advised to , at bed time, tie a live chicken to her leg. This will lure the hungry snake out where it may be captured.
It would be best to have cigarettes close by, for when the snake becomes visible.
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