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Actually, they do have heat-pits. However - they're not as visible as in other python species. If you look carefully at pictures of the head of the snake - you will see a small slit-like structure between the eye and the nostril on both sides of the head.
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How does a pythons heat pits help them?
The heat pits help them by detecting prey, because there eye sight is not verry well. hope this answers your question -casey
Why do pythons have 8 holes near there mouth?
They are heat 'pits' - they detect infra-red heat given off by their (normally live) prey.
What kind of snakes have heat-sensing pits on their lips and can detect prey by body heat alone?
Pythons, some Boas and PitViper. Rattle also have a variation.
DO some snakes have heat vison?
No, only pit vipers, pythons and boas that live in trees have heat seeking capabilities. These animals have special pits around the top of their mouths that sense warmblooded prey. It works a little like infrared technology. Some of these animals can even catch birds in flight. It is amazing. Note that not all pythons and boas have pits. Boa constrictors, for example, don't have pits. Most common snakes you'd find living in the wild in the US do not have pits. Only rattlesnakes and copperheads would have pits.
Do garter snakes have heat vision?
No. Technically no snake has heat vision. However, pit vipers and some pythons have heat sensing pits. This is not a form of vision so much as an entirely new sense. Garter snakes do not have this.
How do pythons find there prey?
Pythons are ambush preditors that usually rely on their camoflage. They stay motionless until the prey is close enough to be bit and constricted. Pythons use motion and heat signals read through their facial pits to track and aim on prey.
Vipers have heat sensitive what?
pits
What animals have heat sensing pits?
Snakes
Snake do not have eyes is it true?
NO THEY DONT BUT THEY HAVE PITS THAT CAN SENSE THE HEAT IN AN ORGANISM no they have very poor eye sight but they can see heat waves so they can see their pray even at night
How is a python and a boa the same?
Pythons lay eggs, boas give live birth. They differ in a lot of other ways as well, including size (pythons are generally bigger), scale pattern and facial features. Pythons sense heat through "pits" along the side of their nose, while boas have heat sensory scales. To name a few.
Are king cobras pit vipers?
no because king cobras have hoods and no heat-sensing pits,while the pit viper has no hood and has those heat-sensing pits.
What special features does a pitt viper?
Heat sensitive pits.
