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00:00 When this snake, this one, or this one, speaks,
00:07 it collects chemical information about its environment that an ordinary nat could not decipher.
00:14 Pheromones are chemical particles that allow animals to exchange information with each other.
00:23 Bees produce them to attract their congeners.
00:28 The pheromones of this mouse will influence the behavior of its companions.
00:34 But thanks to its organ of Jacobson, this python can intercept its messages.
00:41 The reptile begins by tasting the air.
00:53 Then, once its tongue is in, it inserts the forked end into Jacobson's organ, at the top of the mouth cavity.
01:00 It can thus detect the pheromones emitted by the mouse and easily go back to the victim.
01:07 The nose, the tongue and the mouth are the only parts of the reptile that can communicate.
01:22 The tongue and Jacobson's organ work together.
01:26 In an instant, the hunter wins, thanks to its tongue, which can smell.
01:43 [MUSIC PLAYING]