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Depending on what you refer to as other snakes it could be a lot.

But generally speaking it is the heat sensing pits in the head that make the bigger particular difference and the reason for the name.

They use the heat senses to locate prey in precisely in order to make their strike. Most other snakes rely on smell, vibration and vision for this.

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