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Old 05-Mar-07, 04:07 PM
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I'm used to seeing the 'heat-detection' pits on the lower jaw of most Australian Pythons, but what is the function of the pits (if any) at the front of the upper jaw? Do they occur in the Australian GTPs?
All of our "carpet" pythons have heat detection pits along the top jaw also. They serve the same purpose as the ones on the lower jaw, to detect heat.
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