Jacobson’s 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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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.

How the Jacobson's organ works

This diagram shows the process of chemoreception using the Jacobson's (vomeronasal)...

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Black-and-yellow mangrove snake (Boiga dendrophila)

Black-and-yellow mangrove snake (Boiga dendrophila)

A black-and-yellow mangrove snake sticking out its forked tongue. A snake uses its...

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