2006-07-06 13:56:17 · 12 answers · asked by ducky_lucky_123 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Snakes smell with forked tongue. Just like some people speak with forked tongue
2006-07-06 20:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by whatshisface 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, as a matter of fact snakes can and do smell. They do so by darting their tongues in and out to find their prey.
2006-07-06 14:11:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and some of them smell really bad too : ABSTRACT- Animals use auditory, visual, tactile, and olfactory signals to detect and avoid predation. Several mammal species have been shown to recognize scents of mammalian and reptilian predators. I examined how hispid pocket mice respond to the scent of a sympatric snake predator, allopatric snake predator, non-predatory snake, and non-predatory mammal. I exposed mice to each scent over a 4 day period (1 scent per day) in a laboratory apparatus containing 2 chambers; with a test scent and with a control. I recorded number of times mice went into the scent or control chamber and the proportion of time spent in either chamber. Repeated measures ANOVA showed no differences in number of times mice entered chambers. There were also no significant differences in time spent in chambers with sympatric predator scent, non-predatory mammal scent, non-predatory mammal scent, and their corresponding controls. Pocket mice did however spend significantly more time in the chamber with allopatric predator scent than in the control chamber. This indicates that pocket mice can detect snake scent. They may have spent more time with this scent for investigation because it was unfamiliar. Response to sympatric predator scent indicates that detection of chemosensory cues alone may not be threatening enough to elicit avoidance or inspection of the scent. Pocket mice likely use other means to avoid snake predation such as selective microhabitat use.
2006-07-06 17:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by TimmyD928 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no snakes can not smell. they flick out there tongue's and use the sent in the air to know what is in it. they can not hear either. that is also where there tongue's come into play (vibrations).
2006-07-06 16:57:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they cant trully smell, they taste the air with thier tongues hence the reason they always flick thier tongues all the time. some have heat-sensing pits near thier nostrils that can pick up the heat of: example: a mouse nearby
2006-07-09 07:28:48 · answer #5 · answered by Jen L-Baby #1 due Nov 15, 2010 ! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
snakes can smell, but not through their nostrils. They smell through their tongues through the air.
2006-07-06 14:00:44 · answer #6 · answered by Just Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, um yea their sense of smell is extraordinary. As is their sensitivity to vibrations and movement.
2006-07-06 15:15:06 · answer #7 · answered by soul_scorpio7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they use their tongues to sence things they may be able to smell but i doubt it
2006-07-06 17:57:48 · answer #8 · answered by bei_tian_li 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes just like any other animal can if you not charge the cage.
2006-07-06 14:03:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why? .....did you fart near the cage again?
2006-07-06 14:12:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋