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Snakes
Part of the reptile family there are about 2,400 species of snakes in the world. Snakes live almost everywhere, in deserts, forests, oceans, streams, and lakes. Some species are ground dwellers, others live in trees, and other snakes spend most of their lives in water. This is the place to ask your questions about these cold blooded reptiles.
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Yes. Snakes do sometimes eat other snakes. It is quite common in species such as king snakes and the king cobra.
Where do snakes shed their skin?
No, snakes eat after they are done shedding. But they do sometimes defecate while shedding.
What do snake and alligators eat?
Well, crocodiles consume anything bigger than them and alligators usually consume anything that is smaller than them.
Why is an earthworm more closely related to an grasshopper than to a snake?
Earthworms and grasshoppers are invertebrates (no backbone) and have exoskeletons. Snakes are vertebrates (have backbones).
Why do snakes teeth curl backwards?
The teeth curl backwards to prevent struggling prey from escaping.
How long does it take a snake to shed skin?
The whole process from start to finish usually takes about a week - depending on the age of the snake.
The king cobras average size is 13-14 ft. (3.96-4.26m) weighing around 20 lbs (9 kg), they can reach a length of around 18.5ft (5.6388m) weighing over 40lbs. (18.1436kgs.).
General Information
King Cobra Scientific Cassification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Ophiophagus
Species: O. hannah
The largest poisonous snake would be the King Cobra(Ophiophagus hanna), the Latinword Ophiophagus means "Snake-eater".The king cobras average size is 13-14 ft. (3.96-4.26m) weighing around 20 lbs (9 kg), they can reach a length of around 18.5ft (5.6388m) weighing over 40lbs. (18.1436kgs.) and lives in the Rainforest's and grasslands of Southeast Asia, India and China. Color is generally tan, olive-green or black with faint pale yellow cross bands, the females lay around 50 eggs, the king cobras are the only snakes who construct a nest for their hatchlings which they incubate and protect until they emerge in 60 to 80 days, the young are called Hatchlings and are about 1.5 ft. (50cm ) long at birth, the King cobra is very fast and agile with an average lifespan of about 20 years.
Although not the most toxic of poisonous snakes a king cobra can kill an elephant with one bite, the king cobra tracks by site and smell then kills it's prey by striking and injecting it with venom and swallowing it whole, it's preferred diet is mainly other venomous and non-venomous snakes but includes small reptiles, birds and amphibians as well. King Cobras are aggressive and will rear up to confront the intruder where most other cobras will slither away and hide. The only predators are the mongoose and man.
Anywhere from 6-15 feet.
Pythons can be used by farmers. Farmers love these snake because they eat rodents that eat the farmers plants. So if a farmer had an infestation of mice, they should buy a python or two. Hoping I am of the most use.
How do they snakes swallow things hole?
They swallow it whole, by unhooking their jaws. A number of factors help snake swallow their prey whole. First the skin of the snake is so elastic that, it can stretch around a large prey item.The two halves of the lower jaw are joint at the front end by a ligament not rigidly fused and can spread.Also the two halves of both lower & upper jaw can move independently.The articulation between the skull,maxilla & mandibular joints are all loosely connected & could widen apart while swallowing a prey providing ample space to accomodate prey body. Amazingly a snake can stretch its both jaw more than 180 degrees,enabling it a bigger grasp. All these adaptations makes a snake perfect for swallowing whole its prey even bigger than its size.
= to make it simple the snakes jaw can unhinge to 3 parts which allows it to swallow it's prey that is up to 5 times the size of it's head.
it starts swallowing it's prey head first so the limbs of it's prey won't block in their mouth and using muscular contractions to push their prey down to the stomach.
What is the relationship between snake and gopher?
They are both reptiles and have scaly, rough skin.
They swallow them whole, and then their insides devour the rabbit.
They secrete a fluid (mainly composed of vitamin A) between the old layer, and the new skin growing underneath. This causes the eyes to go cloudy. After a few days, the skins separate, and the snake begins the process of crawling out of the old skin.
It usually starts by the snake rubbing its jaws on a rough surface (such as a rock or tree). once the skin is broken, the snake pushes forward so the skin gets snagged. This enables the snake to crawl out of the old skin - turning it inside out in the process.
Once the skin is shed - the snake will usually search for prey - since the shedding process uses up a lot of energy.
How much food can a rattlesnake eat in a day?
This depends on how big the rattlesnake is but they can eat from 10 to 15 small animals a day normally.
What snake family is the coral snake in?
The coral snake is from what I have been told, the most poisonous snake in North America. I personally know two individual that have been bit by them and they both spent more than a week in the hospital.
If the question is referring to scientific classification, then the coral snake's class is Reptilia.
What snake has the biggest teeth?
The Gaboon Viper has the biggest fangs of any snake in the world. Thier fangs can reach a lenght up to 3 inches.
Where does snake has backbone?
Of course! Without a backbone, snakes would not be able to move! Snakes are NOT invertebrates, contrary to some people's beliefs.
What type of snakes are found in northern Italy?
What types of snakes can be found in Northern Italy, Cuneo province?
Will a snake eat a caterpillar?
Snakes don't really eat insects but i suppose if it had no other option.....
What kind of snakes come out at night?
mostly all snakes can come out at night as in the day they rest in the sun so at night there usually more active.
