can snakes smell water?

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can snakes smell water?

2007-03-23 07:45:48 · 4 answers · asked by Jasm 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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Snakes can smell water and use their tongue to taste the air also to see if they are near water.

2007-03-23 07:50:55 · answer #1 · answered by Person 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The snake uses its tongue to sample it's environment. It does not "smell" as such but uses an organ called the Jacobsens Organ in the roof of it's mouth. It's tongue picks up tiny molecules in the air and deposits them into this organ, and it this way senses or "smells " the world around it ;-)

2007-03-24 15:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by tooldaddy2003 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

a snake's sense of smell comes from its tongue.

2007-03-23 08:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by Falcon Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

yes

2007-03-23 07:49:56 · answer #4 · answered by jenniferlynnfyfe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋