As dinosaurs lumbered through the humid cycad forests of ancient South America 180 million years ago, primeval lizards scurried, unnoticed, beneath their feet. Perhaps to avoid being trampled by their ...

Many people think a snake’s forked tongue is creepy. Every so often, the snake waves it around rapidly, then retracts it. Theories explaining the forked tongues of snakes have been around for ...

Snakes frequently flick their forked tongues to collect chemical particles, delivering them to their Jacobson's organ for ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation.The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Many people think a snake’s forked tongue is creepy ...

Did you ever use your hands to scoop the air toward your nose when someone takes a pie out of the oven? Snakes are doing the same thing when they flick their forked tongues. “They are manipulating the ...

Specimens of the snake Pituophis melanoleucus explored a novel environment with a greater rate of tongue flicking (RTF) than could be accounted for by the handling and disturbance during ...

: Why do snakes smell with their tongue? Answer: Snakes are amazing animals. They can climb trees without legs, grow almost as long as a school bus and survive almost anywhere in the world. Their ...

The world of snakes is equal parts fascinating and fear-inducing. Some folks keep them as scaly companions, while others would sprint in the opposite direction at the mere hint of a slither. Love them ...

Sea snakes have dramatically reconfigured their sense of smell for underwater life. Researchers found their airborne scent ...

University of Connecticut provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. As dinosaurs lumbered through the humid cycad forests of ancient South America 180 million years ago, primeval lizards ...

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