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CHAPTER 2 FREAKY SENSES

Did you know that pythons can “see” heat? They have heat-sensitive pits on their lips. The pits act like infrared detectors to help locate warm- blooded prey. Images are formed in the python’s brain, much like vision in the human brain.

Snakes may not be able to use cutlery, but they have forked tongues to make up for it! They flick their tongues in and out, using them to pick up scent traces. A special organ inside their mouths helps them figure out what the smell is. Having a forked tongue makes it easier to pinpoint exactly where the smell is coming from.

Someone is having a bbQ!

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