How do boas and pythons kill their prey?

Answer 1

An initial strike catches the prey, a Python has 4 rows of teeth (two each side) on its upper jaw and 2 rows on the bottom. The strike is fairly quick, close to that of a blink, and if the snake hits its target just as quick as the strike the snake will coil itself around its prey and begins constriction. When striking defensively a snake will strike and release but when hunting a Ball Python will strike and hold until the constriction process has killed the prey. Contrary to movies, constriction doesn't break bones, as the prey exhales air the snake will squeeze tighter preventing the prey from inhaling, usually resulting in shock and eventual suffocation. The snake waits for the heartbeat to stop before consuming, in rare cases a snake won't coil the prey completely but using just part of its body applying force tot he prey against a tree or rock or even the ground to achieve the same effect.

Answer 2

Pythons kill they prey by constriction (as opposed to a venomous bite). Typically, prey is struck and secured just behind the head, and the python wraps the body of the victim in muscular coils. The coils of the snake tighten each time the victim breathes out, preventing the animal from breathing in, and it dies of suffocation. The whole process (from the initial strike to death) takes as little as ten seconds depending on the size of the victim. The prey certainly has no idea what's happening to it, as unconsciousness occurs within a few seconds.

Answer 3

They kill by constricting. They will lunge at a target coil once or twice around the prey band crush the diaphram of the animal. Therefore, the prey is unable to inhale, only exhale. The snake doesn't always swallow the prey when its dead sometimes the snake will swallow the halfdead animal to a slow and presumed horrible death.

Answer 4

Pythons have small heat glands on the tips of their noses. This basically meens that they can see if something is warm or not. This is how they see if something that could be potenial prey. Pythons will slither up close enough and stike its meal with its mouth open. Since pythons don't have venom, to kill their prey they will wrap their bodies around there prey, and sufficate it. Then they will swallow it whole.

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

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