Smelling in Stereo: The Real Reason Snakes Have Flicking, Forked Tongues - UConn Today

UConn biologist Kurt Schwenk explains the truth behind a long-misunderstood natural mystery: why snakes have forked tongues.

A Snake Smells with Its Tongue Ever wonder why snakes have forked tongues? To pick up a scent, a snake flicks its tongue in the air. Because the tongue is forked

Smelling in stereo: The reason snakes have flicking, forked tongues

Kurt SCHWENK, Professor, PhD, University of Connecticut, CT, UConn, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Kurt SCHWENK, Professor, PhD, University of Connecticut, CT, UConn, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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What is the real reason snakes have flicking, forked tongues? - Quora

Smelling in Stereo: The Real Reason Snakes Have Flicking, Forked Tongues

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