How do snakes capture prey?
-by grasping prey w/ their mouth & swallowing white it’s still alive
Snakes that kill prey by constriction often eat?
large prey
What snake kills prey by constriction?
boas and pythons
Vipers have what in front of their mouth?
movable tubular fangs to inject venom
Pit vipers have what between their nostril and eye?
heat sensitive openings
What snakes are vipers?
rattlesnakes
Elapids have what in the front of their teeth?
short immovable fangs
What snakes are elapids
cobras and coral snakes
Rear-fanged snakes uses
their venom to subdue struggling prey
What snakes are rear-fanged?
Mangrove and African boomslang