Snake Heat Pits EXPLAINED!!

The heat sensing pit organs possessed by many snake species is incredible, some rivalling the sensitivity of our most sophisticated man-made tools. This incredible ability allows them to see and hunt in complete darkness, track prey, find the best places to heat up or cool off, detect and monitor predators and even find love! It is just one of many examples of biological wonders that make snakes so incredible!! ************************************************************************ Check out my PATREON for all sorts of cool extras!!! https://patreon.com/allcanadianreptilegirl Check out TipBooth to support my channel https://koji.to/All_Canadian_Reptile_Girl Check out NordVPN and protect yourself online today! https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id=612&aff_id=70645&url_id=14830 Buy some cool stuff at my store! https://teespring.com/stores/all-canadian-reptile-girl Check out more of my reptiles on my Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/all_canadian_reptile_girl_/?hl=en Mail: Annaliese - All Canadian Reptile Girl PO Box 24011 Cherry Hill London , ON N6H5C4 Canada **************************************************************************** Links: https://www.academia.edu/12233918/Infrared_Organs_of_Snakes_An_Integral_Part_of_Vision?email_work_card=title https://herpetoculturenetwork.com/heat-pits-explained/ https://web.archive.org/web/20161228022254/http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100314/full/news.2010.122.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2693128/ https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/58/1/59/21818/Central-Response-to-Infra-Red-Stimulation-of-the https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2855400/ https://www.nature.com/articles/nature08943 https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/23/2/363/302290 WARNING - CONTENT FOR VIEWERS 13 YEARS AND OLDER This channel is committed to the education and conservation of reptiles and amphibians in captivity and in the wild. Some of the videos on the channel may include content that could be disturbing for younger viewers (feeding, for example) The All Canadian Reptile Girl is suitable for viewers 13 years of age and older. CONTENT DISCLAIMER Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. All the video clips, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I, and this channel do not claim any rights over them. *************************************************************************