So they can devour their prey whole, without having to chew.
Yes. All snakes have jaws.
Yes they can - just as all snakes dislocate their jaws to swallow their food.
When snakes stretch out their jaws, it's called "jaw dislocation" or "mandibular dislocation." This allows them to consume prey much larger than their head by enabling their jaws to unhinge and expand. The flexible ligaments and bones in their jaws facilitate this unique feeding adaptation, making it possible for them to swallow whole prey.
jaws, joints
When snakes look like they are laughing, they may be yawning, stretching and or realigning their jaws. Their jaws have the ability to sort of dislocate from their normal position. This allows them to swallow large prey.
snakes can unhinge their jaws, so they can open their mouths wide enough to eat "such huge things".
Yes they can - as can all snakes. A snakes jaws are composed of sections (two in the lower jaw, and six in the upper jaw) connected by ligaments. This enables them to 'dislocate' their jaws to allow them to swallow large prey animals.
Universal Joints (U-Joints) can wear out.
Many snakes have the ability to unhinge their jaws, allowing them to swallow very large animals.
Snakes can consume a meal that is larger than their mouths because their jaws are loosely jointed, and their upper and lower jaws can move independently. Then after the snake will move its head back and forth to come to prey into its stomach.
Miami Animal Police - 2004 Snakes on the Loose was released on: USA: 10 March 2004
They unhinge so that they are not connected enabling them to swallow larger lumps