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Awesome 8: Super snakes Snakes are masters of disguise, skilled hunters, and champion eaters. Here are eight awesome things you may not have known about these carnivorous reptiles. THEY CAN SMELL WITH THEIR TONGUES. PHOTOGRAPH BY ANTHONYATA, DREAMSTIME A snake uses its tongue to help it smell. It flicks its long, forked tongue to pick up chemical molecules from the air, ground, or water. The tongue carries the smelly molecules back to two small openings in the roof of the snake's mouth where they're analyzed. Mmmm, lunch! THEY CAN "SEE" HEAT. PHOTOGRAPH BY MGKUIJPERS, DREAMSTIME Some snakes—such as pythons, rattlesnakes, and copperheads—can't see well and use other senses to find prey. These creatures have openings called pit holes in front of their eyes. These pits sense the heat given off by warm-blooded prey. The snakes' heat vision allows the vipers to track prey day or night. THEIR VENOM CAN KILL AND CURE. PHOTOGRAPH BY MGKUIJPERS, DREAMSTIME By sin