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09/10/2021

Lurking among the sands or meadows of southern California (USA), the Texas rattlesnake is one of the most patient predators in the world.

08/10/2021

Molting occurs periodically throughout the snake's life. Before molting, the snake stops eating and often hides, moving to a safe place. Shortly before shedding, the skin becomes dull and dry in appearance, and the eyes become cloudy or blue in color.

The process of molting (peeling) a snake solves a number of problems. First, it is the replacement of old, worn-out snak...
08/10/2021

The process of molting (peeling) a snake solves a number of problems. First, it is the replacement of old, worn-out snake skin cells. Secondly, it allows you to get rid of parasites, such as ticks, for a while. Third, some animals (such as insects) are allowed to grow by molting. However, in the case of snakes, the importance of molting for growth has been disputed.

07/10/2021

... Both halves of the lower jaw are connected by an elastic ligament. Such a system of movably articulated bones contributes to an extremely wide opening of the mouth, which is necessary for swallowing large prey whole, and also provides the possibility of independent movements of the right and left halves of the jaw apparatus when pushing the prey into the pharynx with alternate interception. All this allows snakes to swallow relatively very large prey, in size often exceeding the thickness of the snake's body.

01/10/2021

Living snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica, and on most smaller land masses; exceptions include some large islands, such as Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, the Hawaiian archipelago, and the islands of New Zealand, as well as many small islands of the Atlantic and central Pacific oceans.

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