Scientists undertook the first comprehensive assessment of how often snakes eat their own, uncovering reports of the behavior ...

Snakes that constrict and then swallow enormous prey have evolved a way to keep themselves from suffocating while they do it. When the scaley coils closest to the snake's head are super busy squeezing ...

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 ...

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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 ...