Assertion: pit viper's pit | /r/CapableOf | sense heat
Facets:
value: from nerves
type: OTHER
value: from the prey
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: These pits sense heat and create a heat image that allows the snake to accurately locate prey even in total darkness.
text: This is because the heat-sensitive pits on each side of the snakes head will detect the heat from the prey and nerves transmit this information to the same area in the brain that receives optic nerve impulses.