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  • z01nh0 said:
    Uh, would not be a tongue pierced a bad idea for a snake?

    I'd think it could be a bad idea in general.

    Though, for a snake, it might result in an aftertaste if the material rubs against the Jacobson's organ. But I don't really see how much different it would be from a regular person getting a tongue pierced.

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  • venturingviper said:
    I'd think it could be a bad idea in general.

    Though, for a snake, it might result in an aftertaste if the material rubs against the Jacobson's organ. But I don't really see how much different it would be from a regular person getting a tongue pierced.

    I believe they’re referring to the fact that snakes use their tongues to smell, hence why they flick their tongues out periodically to collect smells in the air.

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  • pawprintz15 said:
    I believe they’re referring to the fact that snakes use their tongues to smell, hence why they flick their tongues out periodically to collect smells in the air.

    Yeah, that's correct.
    They collect particles of scent with their tongue, and those particles then rub against the Jacobson's organ (located on the palate of their snake's mouth) which then feeds the scent to their brain.

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  • z01nh0 said:
    Uh, would not be a tongue pierced a bad idea for a snake?

    I think it would be like constantly having a metal piece in your mouth and constantly tasting it, because that's exactly what would happen

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  • horny_salt said:
    I think it would be like constantly having a metal piece in your mouth and constantly tasting it, because that's exactly what would happen

    for a snake i would think it would be more like smelling it constantly

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