King Brown Snake (Pseudechis australis) tasting the air
© Natalie Tapson
Snakes actually use their tongues more often to smell. I moved a dead corella chick from the ground below the snake and it immediately shot its head out of the tree hollow - its was fully aware I had moved its prey.
Photo taken on 27 Sep 2009
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