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How does a snake eat?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 11/22/2022

Snakes eat their food whole. Usually head first. The lower jaw on snakes can unhinge enabling the snake to eat much larger prey than their head. The snakes body muscles then push the meal down inside the snakes stomach.

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∙ 16y ago

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