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How does a snakes digestive system work.
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Does anybody know how a snakes digestive system works and/or know any good websites about this topic?
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This site has a diagram.
The digestive tract runs nearly the entire length of the body and includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus -- all stretchable to digest prey larger than a snake's diameter (See Feeding section). When the snake's mouth is full, it has to extend its trachea (breathing tube) below the food and out in order to keep breathing. Snakes do not have a diaphragm like people do, so they circulate air in and out of t...
The digestive tract runs nearly the entire length of the body and includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus -- all stretchable to digest prey larger than a snake's diameter (See Feeding section). When the snake's mouth is full, it has to extend its trachea (breathing tube) below the food and out in order to keep breathing. Snakes do not have a diaphragm like people do, so they circulate air in and out of t...
Answer Date: 05:45am 02/07/08
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Snakes eat all parts of their pray and need a specialised digestive system to gain the most nutrients from their food. Their teeth are very thin and usually curve backwards. Their function is not to grind down food as it is in most animals, rather it is to capture prey. The food is swallowed whole, thus the teeth perform a specialised function. They have powerful digesti...
Snakes eat all parts of their pray and need a specialised digestive system to gain the most nutrients from their food. Their teeth are very thin and usually curve backwards. Their function is not to grind down food as it is in most animals, rather it is to capture prey. The food is swallowed whole, thus the teeth perform a specialised function. They have powerful digesti...
Answer Date: 10:06am 02/07/08
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