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(Top) Partially dissected head of rattlesnake showing heat-sensitive membrane inside pit organ. (Bottom) Cones of reception, and directions from which heat energy can be detected.

Some snakes detect the warmth of their prey through heat-sensitive membranes.

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(Top) Partially dissected head of rattlesnake showing heat-sensitive membrane inside pit organ. (Bottom) Cones of reception, and directions from which heat energy can be detected.

(Top) Partially dissected head of rattlesnake showing heat-sensitive membrane inside...

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Some snakes detect the warmth of their prey through heat-sensitive membranes.

Some snakes detect the warmth of their prey through heat-sensitive membranes.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.