@muinn-on-ethernet wrote:

Cats, especially striped ones, curl up to resemble a snake while they're sleeping – also, that's one of the reasons they hiss when annoyed: "I'm a snake!  Fear me!"  They sleep for twelve-to-sixteen hours per day: what they lack in depth they make up for in length.


Quick questions: How would a cat know it resembles a snake and why would it further want to resemble a snake as opposed to something that would batter a snake in a fight e.g. a cat? Also from what l can tell, curling up, hissing, etc. aren't exclusive to stripey cats.