Sampling the Air -- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake in Kings Canyon National Park, California Photograph by Darin Volpe

Sampling the Air -- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake in Kings Canyon National Park, California

by Darin Volpe

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Sampling the Air -- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake in Kings Canyon National Park, California

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Darin Volpe

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Just because it's called a terrestrial garter snake doesn't mean it's confined to the land. This one was quite at home swimming in the Kings River near Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon National Park.

Snakes use their tongues to collect the chemicals in the air, which they move into their mouths. The inside of their mouths have an organ that collects these chemicals and sends signals to the brain, much like chemicals enter our noses to be collected for our brains to interpret. By having a forked tongue, snakes can determine which direction those chemicals are coming from.

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August 1st, 2019

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Comments (13)

KJ Swan

Congratulations for your winning entry in Wildlife Sticking Out Tongues contest! Great shot and a well deserved win. Fav'd

Flinn Hackett

This is the image that just keeps on winning! As I scrolled through the "Sticking out Their Tongue" entries this stopped me cold. Love everything about it. Congratulations.

Robin Amaral

Darin, excellent up-close shot of the snake at the right moment. Beautiful clarity and color.

Larry Kniskern

Congratulations, Darin – your stunning scene finished second place in the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Wildlife Sticking Out Tongues photo contest! It will be placed on the group homepage as a special feature for the week, as well in the Contest Winners thread in the group discussion board for archive.

Morris Finkelstein

Great nature photograph, Darin! Congratulations on your Second Place in the Wildlife Sticking Out Tongues contest! F/L/Following

Larry Kniskern

Congratulations, Darin – your stunning scene has been selected as a Group Admin’s Pick from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Snakes and Lizards photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.