When its tongue is withdrawn, any particles picked up by its tongue are transferred to the Jacobson's organ that communicates with the brain by a branch of nerves. How the tongue transfers the particles to the ducts is uncertain (Kaplan 2).
             Some pythons of 5-10 meters have been reported as having suffocating and swallowing humans, but only one such case is well documented and reliable. The incident occurred during daylight on the remote island of Salibath, north of the Celebes, S.E. Asia, and the victim was a fourteen-year-old boy. When the snake was found it w
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