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Snakes have more hyaline and connective cartilage in their jaw than humans do. They have adapted to these conditions from evolutions, because they are so small and their prey are so large, they have bodies have adapted to their environment.
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Do snakes have spins?
Spins? I think you mean SPINE. If so, yes. Snakes do have spines. But its spine is very flexible.
What is the difference between a snake and a dolphin?
Snakes are flexible unlike most dolphins, Dolphins are mammals, while snakes are reptiles, Dolphins are warm blooded, while snakes are cold blooded, Dolphins contain fat called blubber, unlike snakes.
Do snakes have back bone?
Yes they do - they have a spine that starts at their skull, and ends at the tip of their tail.
What do snakes all have in common?
They all have long, worm-like snake bodies. Their teeth are also retractable and they are all carnivores.
What is the second most flexible animal in the world?
The animal that is the most flexible is a very subjective question. Animals with skeletal structures that are flexible are cartilaginous fish and snakes. Otherwise perhaps a parasitic worm of some sort.
What is an interesting fact about snakes?
there are many many interesting facts about snakes a few of them i know such as they have no eyelids, they use there tongue as a nose so if a snake licks you dont get worried its only smelling you and also a lot of people persume or think they know that snakes dont have ears but they actually do they do 2 special things to help them hear 1 they have ears like us but we see them as tiny little holes at the side of their head and 2 they hear most of the time by loud vibrations. NOTE: all this information is for a corn snake or household snake not any other i only know about corn snakes no others.
How the snake move if they got backbone?
Snakes have many, many vertebrae (individual back bones), which are very flexible. This allows them to move a wide variety of ways. See wikipedia for more.
How can snakes hear from its skin and bones?
They can't hear per se, but because the ligaments in their jaws are flexible, the jaw bones can pick up vibration when the snake rests it chin on the ground.
How can a snake bend with a back bone?
The fairly thick layer of skin and muscle hides the bones. Additionally, the ligaments connecting the bones are very flexible, allowing the bones to move easily with the body, so they don't show. However, if you were to hold a snake in your bare hands and press lightly onits back and sides you would feel its bones.
How does a snake moves without skeleton?
Snakes DO have a skeleton - they have aproximately 200 pairs of ribs along a flexible spine, attached to each other by muscles. See the picture in the top-left of the link I have provided.
What is the adverb of flexible?
The adverb form of "flexible" is "flexibly."
What is the adjective of flexible?
The adjective form of "flexible" is "flexible."
