no their food just takes a while to digest
how do garter snakes store their food
No - snakes do not store food for later consumption !
snakes have stomach acids that break down and digest the food
Snakes eat just about anything
swallow the food
Snakes get their food from the garden, such as rats, lizards and other small animals.
Anywhere. Snakes eat almost everything.
If you're talking about store bought food, the answer is definitely not. That food is processed for human consumption. What kind of snake is it? Obviously some background information is required to answer your question appropriately. Snakes only eat their food whole and never processed, I assure you. It would be interesting, to say the least. However, chicken or beef meat (bought from the store) is definitely a no-no for most snakes. Some snakes raised on chicken or beef from the get go can do well with no side effects, but very few are raised that way. I personally would steer clear of all man made processed meats for my pet snakes.
No, raccoons have no fear of snakes and will hunt them for food.
Snakes like to eat fish as food. Snakes do not like fish as friends or pets.
food
No they do not, they swallow their food whole.