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All snakes are strictly carnivorous, preying on small animals including lizards, frogs, other snakes, small mammals, birds, eggs, fish, snails, worms, and insects. [ 26 ] : 81 [ 27 ] [ 101 ] Snakes cannot bite or tear their food to pieces so must swallow their prey whole.
Prey is killed by constriction; after an animal has been grasped to restrain it, a number of coils are hastily wrapped around it. Then, by applying and maintaining sufficient pressure, the snake prevents its prey from inhaling, so that it eventually succumbs to asphyxiation. Recently, the pressures produced during constriction have been ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of the scientific names of extant snakes. It includes 517 genera and 3,738 ...
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
The encyclopedia has information about snakes that is listed from A-Z. The book has pictures and information about snake morphology , habitats , diets , hunting and defense behaviors, taxonomy , and a history of human responses to snakes.
List of Serpentes families; List of viperine species and subspecies; By other characteristics: List of dangerous snakes; List of largest snakes; By region: List of snakes of Jordan; List of snakes in North Macedonia; Snakes of Nigeria; List of snakes of Spain; List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago; Category:Lists of snakes of the United States ...
Always remember that you can call Carolinas Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222 for questions about a snake bite or for more information about snakes. Show comments Advertisement
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikiquote; ... Animal attack; Australian snake habitats; B. Big Four (Indian snakes) C ...