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Does snake have taste buds?

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That is an interesting question. Snakes do have something like taste buds. They are taste receptors located in the roof of their mouth. These receptors are called Jacobson organs. There are two on each side of the pallet. read more

Instead of taste buds, snakes have a set of small openings on the roof of their mouths that have olfactory nerve endings, where a snake can. read more

Snakes do have something like taste buds. They are taste receptors located in the roof of their mouth. These receptors are called Jacobson organs. There are two on each side of the pallet. When a snake tastes something he sticks his tongue out and picks up the scent on the tip and transfers it to the roof of his mouth. read more

I agree snakes probably do not have taste buds – there is no reason for a snake to have taste buds as it is a meat eating animal. Other animals used their taste buds (Taste buds are used for detecting salty, sweat, sour and the like) That been said – snakes have a very well developed sense of smell (They can smell in stereo). read more

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