How do snakes smell with their noses?

What do you think the world smells like to a snake? Do smells help them find their prey, or a safe place to rest? Can they smell danger? Can they smell pizza? We asked reptile expert Carol Spencer to help us sniff out the answer to how snakes use their noses. 

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What do you think the world smells like to a snake? Do smells help them find their prey, or a safe place to rest? Can they smell danger? Can they smell pizza? We asked reptile expert Carol Spencer to help us sniff out the answer to how snakes use their noses. 


What do you think the world smells like to a snake? Do smells help them find their prey, or a safe place to rest? Can they smell danger? Can they smell pizza? We asked reptile expert Carol Spencer to help us sniff out the answer to how snakes use their noses. 
Are you hot on the scent of a great Moment of Um question? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact.

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