Process of feeding

[KristyS]

For school I need to make a detailed diagram on a corn snakes feeding. Is there any diagrams on a website how they get their food down, teeth, jaw displacement etc? It would be really helpful! I guess this diagram doesnt need to be necessarily a corn snake but something similar would also be great!
Thanks for any help
Kristy

[Tracee]

I have a couple of cool diagrams (if the attachments work) tho I can't remember where I found them.

These links might help you plagiaris- err, help you with your assignment also :):

http://reptilis.net/serpentes/eating.html

Threadsnakes:
http://www.johnmacneill.com/PS_Snake.html (how odd!)

http://salc.wsu.edu/fair_f01/FS16/Documents/fs16/david/2_page.htm

http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/snakes/images/hnskull.jpg
http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/net12980/skulls.html

[Tracee]

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[KristyS]

That's very helpful! thanks a lot
Kristy

[Matt_elliot]

anatomy of a snake.

[Neumann]

I'm coming in a little late, sorry for that, but...

If you're doing a report, you may also wish to mention:

1) The 'tracheal glottis' which prevents a snake from choking on a meal much larger than it's head

2) 'undulation' which is how the muscles move food into the snake's stomach

3) their powerful digestive 'enzymes and acids' that allow a snake to digest an entire critter with bones and teeth included

4) a young snake is capable of converting up to 1/3 of it's prey directly to body weight

5) and finally, 'venom' which is used to prevent pray from hurting the snake by rapid immobilization and also begins necropsy, which really boils down to pre digestion, of the meal before the snake even starts to eat it

I hope this helps!

Cheers,
Jason