I am building my library. At age 17, I of course, have not read all of these books but I will over time. My reading is driven in large part by my desire for knowledge, to best care for my snakes, with an emphasis on gaining a larger knowledge base to further my education and pursue a career working with snakes daily. I hope to build upon, and contribute to, the current information.
.
.
.
.
Dr. Kurt Schwenk, Professor at UCONN in Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has completed some fascinating studies on the tongue flick. I was able to obtain and read some of his research material. He has done a great job dispelling the myths and long held beliefs surrounding the tongue flick. Further, he has gone on to present reasonable scientific data as to the purpose and mechanism of the snake tongue and tongue flick. I found it fascinating on how the snake can easy strike, release and track its prey.
.
.
.
Above: April 1995 Nature Magazine article credit: Kurt Schwenk, PhD.
Research journal papers above, credit: The Conversation; Kurt Schwenk, PhD., June 16, 2021 (left);
credit: Tree; Elsevier Science Ltd.; Kurt Schwenk, PhD., January 1995 (right).
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
