Snakes possess a unique sensory system for detecting infrared radiation, enabling them to generate a ‘thermal image’ of predators or prey. Infrared signals are initially received by the pit organ, a highly specialized facial structure that is innervated by nerve fibers of the somatosensory system. H...
ORGANISM(S): Python regius Crotalus atrox Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri Corallus hortulana Masticophis flagellum testaceus