They eat a variety of foods including insects, amphibians and small
mammals, making them carnivorous. They swallow prey whole, and can do
this because they can dislocate
their jaw. They also have the ability to hold prey in their mouths due
to their backward facing teeth. They don’t have to eat every day, in
fact some snakes can survive without
food for almost a year. A snakes digestive system can dissolve prey
leaving only hair and claws which it then spits out. They fall asleep
after they eat to allow them to digest their food. They hunt at night.
Range
Snakes are found everywhere except Antarctica, Iceland, Ireland,
Greenland and New Zealand. They live right to the Arctic Circle, but are
more common in the tropics. Snakes
habitats range from seas to deserts.
Lifespan
Arguably the oldest snake in captivity is somewhere between 30 to 50
years old
They eat a variety of foods including insects, amphibians and small
mammals, making them carnivorous. They swallow prey whole, and can do
this because they can dislocate
their jaw. They also have the ability to hold prey in their mouths due
to their backward facing teeth. They don’t have to eat every day, in
fact some snakes can survive without
food for almost a year. A snakes digestive system can dissolve prey
leaving only hair and claws which it then spits out. They fall asleep
after they eat to allow them to digest their food. They hunt at night.