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The head of a
Coastal Carpet Python
, the largest
subspecies
of
Morelia spilota
, a non-venomous Australian
python
, showing its
forked tongue
, a feature common to many
reptiles
, who smell using the tip of their
tongue
. Having a forked tongue allows them to
tell which direction
a
smell
is coming from.
Photo credit:
LiquidGhoul
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