One of the big things about snake dens and heavy machinery is simply the fact that rock will conduct vibrations much better than other materials.
This is why you see coyboys in the old western movies listening to railroad tracks. The vibrations of the train travel faster through a denser material.


So in response to the problem at hand, I'd say the vibrations of drums won't be QUITE as problematic as they would be if the house was brick.

However thats not to say the snake would be ok. I'd personally try to get the snakes on the other side of the house AND on a different level if at all possible.

I'd also try to close every door possible between the drums and the snake.
I once had a roomate in college that was a drummer and it seemed to me that the majority of the vibrations are in the air. We always seemed to get complaints from people in the dorm next to us and not from people downstairs...so closing off the air flow might help. Maybe even muffle the drums a tad? I know they can get pretty loud, so maybe using the ol' pillow in the bass drum trick might work? Don't know if there is anything you could do to the other drums...

Maybe putting the cage on a dresser or table that has been placed up on some sort of styrofoam or other vibration reducing material? Sounds proof the room with that foam rubbery stuff?

My mexican black king is in my classroom where kids and classroom traffic can sometimes get a bit loud, so I put his tank up on a couple of piece of styrofoam...

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