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  2. Snake skeleton - Wikipedia

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    The skull of Python reticulatus.. The skull of a snake is a very complex structure, with numerous joints to allow the snake to swallow prey far larger than its head.. The typical snake skull has a solidly ossified braincase, with the separate frontal bones and the united parietal bones extending downward to the basisphenoid, which is large and extends forward into a rostrum extending to the ...

  3. Snake - Wikipedia

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    The skeleton of most snakes consists solely of the skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and ribs, though henophidian snakes retain vestiges of the pelvis and rear limbs. The hyoid is a small bone located posterior and ventral to the skull, in the 'neck' region, which serves as an attachment for the muscles of the snake's tongue, as it does in all ...

  4. Squamata - Wikipedia

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    Squamata (/ skwæˈmeɪtə /, Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards and snakes. With over 12,162 species, [3] it is also the second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates, after the perciform fish. Squamates are distinguished by their skins, which bear horny scales or shields, and ...

  5. File:Snake-anatomy.svg - Wikipedia

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    This diagram was created with Inkscape, ... Anatomy of a snake. 1 esophagus, 2 trachea, 3 tracheal lungs, 4 rudimentary left lung, 5 right lung, 6 heart, 7 liver, 8 ...

  6. Rattlesnake - Wikipedia

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    Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus [1] of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). All rattlesnakes are vipers. Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small animals such as birds and rodents. Rattlesnakes receive their name from the rattle located at the end of their ...

  7. Boa constrictor - Wikipedia

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    Boa constrictor constrictor. — Forcart, 1951. The boa constrictor (scientific name also Boa constrictor), also known as the common boa, is a species of large, non-venomous, heavy-bodied snake that is frequently kept and bred in captivity. [5][6] The boa constrictor is a member of the family Boidae. The species is native to tropical South America.

  8. Snake scale - Wikipedia

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    Elaborately shaped scales on the head of a Vine snake, Ahaetulla nasuta. Scales of a black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus). Snakes, like other reptiles, have skin covered in scales. [1] Snakes are entirely covered with scales or scutes of various shapes and sizes, known as snakeskin as a whole. A scale protects the body of the snake ...

  9. Category:Snake anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Snake anatomy". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.

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