A carpet python, photographed at Perth Zoo. From this angle, you can clearly see the heat-seeking pits on the lower jaw. The python uses these to detect the body heat of its warm-blooded prey.
Photo safari - carpet python
Discover how the carpet python's heat-seeking pits help detect warm-blooded prey at Perth Zoo.
Written byEd Yong
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