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Article: Snake sense. (how snakes smell, taste, hear, detect body heat from prey, and see)
- Article from:
- Ranger Rick
- Article date:
- February 1, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 National Wildlife Federation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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How'd you like to live the life of a snake? For starters, you'd find getting around without arms or legs a snap. You'd also see--and hear and smell and taste and touch--in a whole new way. You might even discover that you had some super senses.
Here's a close-up look at how snakes figure out what's going on around them.
TALENTED TONGUES
Everybody knows that snakes have long, forked tongues. Snakes can use their tongues for tasting and even touching. But they use them mostly for smelling.
Look at the garter snake in the photo. Even with its mouth closed, the snake can stick out its tongue. That's because there's a space in its upper jaw that the ...