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The expression “so hungry I could eat a horse” might not be just a figure of speech — for the Burmese python, at least. It had long been thought that the size of the python’s head and body allowed it ...
Live Science on MSN
It’s a snake eat snake world out there
Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey ...
Let's start with that skull: The bones are connected by elastic ligaments, which have a lot of stretch. And teeth? A snake's teeth are angled toward the throat and act as hooks to prevent live prey ...
Bruce Jayne poses with two mounted Burmese python specimens captured in Florida to show the impressive gape of their mouths. The specimen on the left has a 26-centimeter gape compared to the ...
The Nature Network on MSN
Meet the snake that’s smaller than a human, but could swallow one whole
The idea sounds ridiculous at first, like something pulled from a horror film or an internet myth that refuses to […] ...
How do boa constrictors breathe while constricting their victims? A new study finds that snakes can switch which set of ribs they use to draw in... This trick keeps snakes from suffocating as they ...
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