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Snakes don't have a diaphragm as we do so must use muscles along their sides to expand and contract their lungs. Most snakes have only one main, functional lung but it functions much as ours does to obtain oxygen. When a snake is feeding on a large prey item it can also push its trachea (windpipe) off to the side so it can still breathe with a mouth full of food.
The lungs of a snake must fit inside a long cylindrical body; their structure is somewhat different from those of most animals. In most snakes the right lung is usually the largest and extends for over a 1/3 of the body. The left lung is then VERY small or absent. In effect, snakes only have one lung. During feeding, when the mouth may be blocked with food for up to an hour, the snake is able to breathe by extending a muscular extension of its windpipe, called the epiglottis, from the bottom of the mouth. It protrudes from underneath the prey to reach air and allow the snake to breathe. If you watch the snake eat carefully you will see a hole inside the mouth on the bottom lip, this is the windpipe.
Yes they suck in air with their lungs.
They have a little tube at the bottom of their mouth that comes out far enough to get air when the rest of their mouth is full.
Through their lungs.
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From where do the snakes breathe?
Snakes have nostrils.
How do snakes breathe with their mouth full?
They don't need to. Snakes can hold their breathe for long amounts of time.
How do smooth green snakes breathe?
The same way all other snakes breathe - using their lungs !
Do snakes use lung to breathe?
yes snake use lungs to breathe
Is a snake breathe air with lungs?
Yes, snakes breathe air and they have lungs.
Can milk snakes breathe under water?
No. Snakes, like all reptiles, must breath air. While snakes are generally good swimmers, they still must surface to breathe.
Do snakes breathe in air with lungs?
YES
Snakes breathe by means of which organ?
Snakes breathe using their lungs, like all reptiles. If they are underwater they have to come to the surface to breathe. Amphibians (frogs, newts, salamanders etc) are NOT reptiles. Amphibians often breathe through their skin.
How anaconda breathe?
well anacondas breathe through there nostrils like other snakes.
How do Black Rat Snakes breathe?
Through their nostrils !
Does snakes breathe oxygen?
Yes, out of its nose or mouth.
Does a snake use lungs to breathe?
Yes, snakes have lungs.
