Jacobson’s organ: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	vomeronasal organ

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A diagram illustrating the process of a snake extending and retracting its tongue to capture and deliver odor particles to the Jacobson's (vomeronasal) organ; it also shows the olfactory bulb and brain.

Black-and-yellow mangrove snake (Boiga dendrophila)

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