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They use their tongues, with which they pick up particles and leave them to a special organ called vomeronasal organ.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoSnakes smell by flicking their forked tongue out into the air then drawing the tongue back into the mouth over organs in the roof of the mouth which detect the scent particles that the tongue has collected. The fork in the tongue allows the snake to determine on which side a scent is stronger and thus detect where, in respect to it, a smell is coming from. A snake's sense of smell is very acute.
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∙ 12y agoWhen the snakes flicks out its tongue, it is "tasting" and "smelling" the air. This is used for hunting and to find a mate. The tongue is forked to help the snake navigate the ground. The snake flicks out its tongue and the fork that detects the strongest smell or taste of prey or a mate, tells the snake which direction to go in. It flicks out its tongue a lot to avoid getting lost.
Fun fact: Snakes have transparent eyelids that are fused shut. This makes it nearly impossible to tell when it is asleep and the best way to tell is that it is not moving and the tongue isn't flicking out. But the snake could also be catching its breath, so don't get too close!
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∙ 12y agoit smells with its red/pinkish forked tongue
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∙ 13y agoThey pick up particles in the air with their tongues, and leave the particles for work to their vomeronasal organ.
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∙ 14y agono, they have an outer layer of skin that keeps in their smell
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∙ 12y agoSnakes actually smell with their tounge. When a snake smells, it sticks out is forked tounge.
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∙ 13y agoSnakes smell like moth balls
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Does snake bite with his teeth and or tongue?
While a snake's forked tongue looks dangerous, it really is not. Snakes actually smell with their tongues. If snakes bite, they use their teeth
What is the use of a snake tongue?
Snakes use their tongue to smell. tongue collect smell particles from air and tongue places the collected particles in a receptor at back of the mouth to analize the smell.
Do dogs smell with their tongues?
No, dogs smell with their noses.
Why do snakes lick the air?
Snakes 'taste' the air with their tongues. They draw odor particles into their mouths and taste them with their Jacobson's organ in the roof of the mouth. It is a manner for exploring their environment and searching for food.
How do cows use their tongue?
Snakes do use their tongues to smell. The snake uses its tongue as part of the system of perception called the vomeronasal system.
What do snakes us there tongues for?
Snakes use there tongues for a lot of thing. Snakes use their tongues for smell and to find food.
Do snakes smell from their tongues?
Yes they do
Where does the nose of the snake is found?
Snakes breath through nostrils like you and me, but if you mean how do they smell, then the snake's sense of smell is in it's tongue, which is why snakes flick their tongues a lot.
Why do snakes opin there mouth?
Two main reasons . . . one is to smell things (with their tongues) and the other is to eat things.
Do snakes have split tongues?
Snakes have long tongues because that is how they smell and see. They use the tongue as one of their senses; that is why it is always going in and out of their mouth.
Does snake bite with his teeth and or tongue?
While a snake's forked tongue looks dangerous, it really is not. Snakes actually smell with their tongues. If snakes bite, they use their teeth
What does snake tongues for?
They smell with their tongues
What is the use of a snake tongue?
Snakes use their tongue to smell. tongue collect smell particles from air and tongue places the collected particles in a receptor at back of the mouth to analize the smell.
Do all snakes smell with their tongues?
Yes. They also use it to see and touch. It can pick up scents from the air this way and those on the floor by flicking its tongue.
Do dogs smell with their tongues?
No, dogs smell with their noses.
What do snakes use their tongues for?
breathingWrong!The snake's tongue is an olfactory (sense of smell) organ.they smell with them. They stick the tongue out and then move each forked half into pockets in their head. There are sensors in the pockets that act like smelling. That is why their tongues are always going into the air and back into their heads.
Do crocodiles have split tongues?
No, snakes do though! =)
