stackyFACTSThey are not just trying to look highly menacing for the cameras. Snakes use their constantly flicking tongues to grab scent particles out of the air, pulling them back into a specialized sensory receptor in the roof of their mouth. The fork actually helps them determine which direction the smell of a terrified rodent is coming from.
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