Assertion: copperhead's pit | /r/HasProperty | sensitive
Facets:
value: highly
type: DEGREE
value: to infrared radiation
type: CAUSE
value: to identify a tasty meal
type: PURPOSE
value: to heat
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes are called pit-vipers because they have a pit near each nostril which is highly sensitive to heat.
text: The pits are heat sensors that are sensitive to as little as one degree change to identify a tasty meal.
text: The pit is highly sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) and serves as a direction finder in locating warm-blooded prey or predators.
text: The pit is highly sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) and serves as a direction finder in locating warm-blooded prey or predators.
text: The pits are so sensitive that the snake can determine the size of the warm-blooded animal and can even detect prey in complete darkness.