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To explain: The advantage of having sensory pits on both sides of the head to a pit viper.
Introduction: The pit viper or crotalinae is a subfamily of venomous snakes such as copperheads and rattlesnakes which is found in America. They have the ability to locate its prey in the dark using infrared radiations emitted from the prey animal.
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