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The snake's tongue is an olfactory (sense of smell) organ.
they smell with them. They stick the tongue out and then move each forked half into pockets in their head. There are sensors in the pockets that act like smelling. That is why their tongues are always going into the air and back into their heads.

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What do snakes us there tongues for?

Snakes use there tongues for a lot of thing. Snakes use their tongues for smell and to find food.


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Yes they do


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No, snakes do though! =)


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While a snake's forked tongue looks dangerous, it really is not. Snakes actually smell with their tongues. If snakes bite, they use their teeth


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