A slight majority, 53%, think teens should be at least 18 to get a license. The poll of 1,002 adults, conducted Dec. 17-19, 2004, has an error margin of +/-3 percentage points. Many states have begun to raise the age by imposing restrictions on 16-year-old drivers.
Do snakes really smell with their tongues? Snakes do use their tongues to smell! Snakes have nostrils, just like humans. But a snakeâs tongue is also very important. When a snake flicks its tongue in the air, it picks up tiny chemical particles. When the snake brings its tongue back into its mouth, the tongue fits into a special organ on the roof of the mouth. This special organ is called the vomeronasal system. The vomeronasal system takes those tiny chemical particles and tells the snake what they are.
1 Some snakes can hold their breath underwater for up to 30 minutes. 2  In 1992 a snake fatality occurred when a person was trying to kill a snake, perhaps believing it could not effectively bite him underwater. 3  It could. Snakes can and do come out at night. 2  On very hot days, many snakes will avoid the heat and emerge in the evening. 3  Some snakes can hold their breath underwater for up to 30 minutes. 4  In 1992 a snake fatality occurred when a person was trying to kill a snake, perhaps believing it could not effectively bite him underwater.