Jacobsons Organ

Real World Example

Imagine you're trying to find your way to a friend's house using only the scent of their cooking to guide you. Just like you would take a moment to pause, sniff the air, and try to figure out which direction the delicious aroma is coming from, snakes use their Jacobson's organ to detect smells in their environment. The connection here is that just as you use your nose to navigate and find the source of a scent, snakes flick their tongues to capture scent particles and transfer them to the Jacobson's organ, which then analyzes the "map" of odors to help them "navigate" their surroundings.