Yes they do... usually head-first.
its so important becuase it literally stops food that you swollow from getting to the trachea.
Snakes,Sharks,and elephants
Your teeth break down your food while u chew, into smaller pieces that are easier to swollow.
chewing the food to swollow it, so the food is then small enoigh to travel through the digestive system.
when it hears prey it will stay still till it comes near then the snake will strike with great speed eihter using venom or just fangs swallowing it whole
No snake would ever get big enough to eat a whole elephant !
when you swollow
After a snake eats, its digestive system breaks down the food for nutrients. The food is absorbed into the snake's body for energy and growth.
Yes - simply because they lack the teeth, and jaw movement necessary to chew their food before swallowing.
Yes, but it depends on the size of the snake
They swallow their prey whole.
Phlegm will go into your stomach and the acid in your stomach will dispose of it naturally, just the way it does when you swollow food. It is not harmful to swallow phlegm.