What do snakes eat and how do they get food?

Answer 1

They actively hunt for it - following scent trails. They subdue their prey either by venomous bite or constriction.

Although some snakes actively hunt their prey, many are ambush predators. They'll lie in wait under debris for their prey come within striking distance, sitting out near their prey's homes and getting them when they return, etc. Ball pythons are also well known for living in the network of tunnels in termite mounds where mammals hang out and eating all the inhabitants before moving onto the next mound. Water snakes will sit in the water, maybe with their head extended out of a burrow with their head floating at the water's surface, waiting for fish or frogs to swim nearby.

Answer 2

some constrict their prey and eat it whole others inject venom and wait for the prey to die, then consume it. venomous snakes kill their prey in a less painful and more peaceful way but theu are said to be more aggressive.

Answer 3

Snakes are carnivores; they only eat other animals. Snakes do not chew their food, but swallow animals whole. They can unhinge their lower jaw in order to fit larger animals into their mouths - after they swallow the animal, they will yawn until their jaw snaps back into place.

Answer 4

Mostly by scent, which they use their forked tongue to pick up

Answer 5

Snakes get their food by catching it and they eat it whole. it sits in their stomachs for a while but it will soon dissolve because of their stomach acid.

Answer 6

Snakes obtain food through their mouth.