Why do snakes flick their tongues? (Hint: it's not just about smelling).

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By Seriously Science
Nov 18, 2013 1:00 PMMay 17, 2019 9:35 PM
Figure 1 Illustration of the externally visible landmarks which were digitized: the right tip of the tongue, the left tip of the tongue, the point of bifurcation of the fork, the midtongue, and the posteriormost visible point of the tongue.
<span bold='true'>Figure 1</span><span italic='true'>Illustration of the externally visible landmarks which were digitized: the right tip of the tongue, the left tip of the tongue, the point of bifurcation of the fork, the midtongue, and the posteriormost visible point of the tongue.</span>

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