Multiple choice general knowledge

The king cobra has a forked tongue. Do you know the purpose of this forked tongue?

  1. To shoot out venom

  2. To smell its prey

  3. To trap two preys with one tongue

  4. Nothing, it is vestigial in nature
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Snakes use their forked tongues for chemoreception - to smell and detect chemical cues in their environment. The fork allows them to detect directionality of scents by sensing differences in chemical concentration between the two tines.

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