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Snakes can open their mouths very wide to swallow prey, sometimes up to 150 degrees or more.

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Corn snakes swallow their dead prey whole then slowly digest it in their stomach.


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Snakes have fangs because they contain venom. The venom helps protect the snake from danger because when the snake bites it's attacker the venom is injected into the attacker causing it to become poisoned.


What does a snake do when it get its prey?

Well, it depends on what kind of snake you are talking about. Usually, snakes swallow their prey whole.


How do nonvenomous snakes kill?

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Do snakes have curved front teeth to chew their prey?

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How do hog nose snakes kill their prey?

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Can ALL snakes dislocate their jaw to enable swallowing prey?

snakes don't dislocate there jaw! There jaw looks more like predator than the standard human mandible and maxilla. They also have a very long flexible ligament that helps to swallow large prey. Snakes dislocating there jaw is a misconception made worse by films saying they do when they really don't.


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