Infrared vision in snakes
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Seven year old Claire and her family were walking in the woods after finishing a delicious picnic. Everything was calm and peaceful until they encountered a pit viper slithering on the ground, looking for food. Claire was so scared that she immediately hugged her father. In order to soothe his little princess, the father said that the snake was blind and it couldn’t understand that they were standing there so it would not attack. After some time, the snake went away without even coming toward them. Out of curiosity, Claire thought for a couple of seconds about how snakes could detect images if they were blind. However, her parents offered Claire ice cream, so she started to think about which flavor to eat instead.