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Snake infrared detection unravelled

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Scientists have discovered the receptors that allow snakes to find prey in the dark.

Snakes can 'see' in the dark thanks to protein channels that are activated by heat from the bodies of their prey.

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Fang, J. Snake infrared detection unravelled. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.122

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