Snake head, illustration. A snake's head contains the eyes, nostrils, mouth, brain (yellow), and a special sensory structure called the vomeronasal or

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Snake head, illustration. A snake's head contains the eyes, nostrils, mouth, brain (yellow), and a special sensory structure called the vomeronasal or Jacobson's organ (in front of the brain). When a snake flicks out its tongue, the forked tip picks up scent particles from the air and then places them in direct contact with this organ, as seen here.

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Photo credit: © MIKKEL JUUL JENSEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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