a. rattle
b. heat-sensitive organs
c. sharp eyesight
d. keen hearing
2007-06-05 05:18:47 · 6 answers · asked by Sierra S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
B. heat-sensitive organs
Rattlesnakes are also called pit vipers because they have a heat-sensitive organ known as a "pit" on each side of the head that helps them locate and aim at prey. A rattlesnake can detect prey that are as little as 1/10 of a degree warmer than their background!
2007-06-05 05:21:51 · answer #1 · answered by Rich 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rattle is a warning, not a detection method. Their eyesight is OK, but not the greatest. Few snakes have hearing organs. My guess is heat sensitive organs, but they can also feel vibrations on the ground.
2007-06-05 05:22:02 · answer #2 · answered by flammable 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
B. Rattlesnakes and the other pit vipers use their heat-sensitive "pits" to detect prey.
2007-06-05 05:22:05 · answer #3 · answered by JLynes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. heat-sensitive organs
2007-06-05 05:23:01 · answer #4 · answered by Victoria C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought that I read somewhere that snakes have hearing, contrary to what we have thought. But their tongues also sense the presence of other animals and humans.
2007-06-05 05:27:26 · answer #5 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's B. Snakes are nearly blind AND deaf.
2007-06-05 05:22:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋