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Some snakes paralyse their prey with a poisonous bite, injecting venom into the bloodstream via their long fangs- once the prey is paralysed, it can then be swallowed by the snake. This is true of cobras, rattlesnakes, vipers, and many other types. Other snakes, such as pythons, boa constrictors and anacondas, crush their victims to death by wrapping their strong muscular bodies around them and squeezing tight, causing suffocation and crushing bones.
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∙ 12y agoSnakes use their venom (vipers), or squeeze them to death (constrictors). The other snakes just ambush their prey and eat them right away.
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∙ 7y agosnakes swallow their food
they swallow their food whole
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∙ 12y agoThe same reason you swallow a piece of food - for nourishment !
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∙ 12y agoby slowly moving toward the prey and then when te prey least suspect it the snake eat it. this answer was correct and i got an A on the worksheet hope this help.
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∙ 11y agofirst there going to warp there prey until they cant breath and die then they swallow there prey whole leaving no trace
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Do all snakes constricked their prey?
not all snakes constrict their prey. there are two groups of snakes. the ones who constrict, or strangle their prey, and there are ones who use their venom and bite the prey. but no, there is not a snake that uses venom and constricts their prey. either they have sharp teeth with venom or very strong muscles.
How do snakes subdue their prey?
Either by constriction or venom.
Information about snakes?
Snakes are elongated, legless, eyelidless, covered in scales reptiles. Many species of snakes have skulls with several joints enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads.
Which animals swallow their food whole?
The only thing that stands a ghost of a chance at catching a swallow would be a falcon, and then only on a stealth attack.
How do snakes eat prey large than themselves?
Their lower jaw is not one bone like ours but two. They are able to "dislocate" them and can then begin to swallow their prey.
How do nonvenomous snakes kill?
Some snakes kill by constricting the prey until dead - boas, pythons, gopher snakes, etc. Some, such as garter snakes simply overpower the prey with their jaws and swallow the prey. See the image above.
How do hog nose snakes kill their prey?
Hog nose snakes overcome their prey and swallow the prey item whole. They usually feed on frogs and toads. They are neither venomous nor constrictors.
How do fox snakes eat?
they squeeze their prey. then,they swallow their prey
How does the snake feeds?
Depending on the type of snakes,some swallow prey alive ,constrictors squeeze their prey to death preventing them from breathing,while venomous snakes having either neurotoxic or haemotoxic use their venom to kill their prey
Do all snakes constricked their prey?
not all snakes constrict their prey. there are two groups of snakes. the ones who constrict, or strangle their prey, and there are ones who use their venom and bite the prey. but no, there is not a snake that uses venom and constricts their prey. either they have sharp teeth with venom or very strong muscles.
How do snakes subdue their prey?
Either by constriction or venom.
How do penguins kill there prey?
They don't. They swallow their prey WHOLE.
How crocodile and snakes eat their food?
Crocs don't use their teeth for chewing but rather to grip their prey and they just toss it to the back of their throats and swallow it down. If venomous, the snake will bite their prey, envenomate, kill it, swallow it down whole. If nonvenomous, they would either constrict their prey and swallow it down or just bite and wait for it to stop struggling and swallow.
How do corn snakes eat?
Corn snakes swallow their dead prey whole then slowly digest it in their stomach.
What does a snake do when it get its prey?
Well, it depends on what kind of snake you are talking about. Usually, snakes swallow their prey whole.
Where did snakes get their food?
They hunt it, kill it, and swallow it whole.
Do snakes have curved front teeth to chew their prey?
Snakes do not chew their prey, they swallow them whole. Snakes have curved teeth along the whole length of the mouth to hold prey and keep it from escaping. Some snakes have hollow or grooved teeth for injecting venom.
