Snakes Flashcards
1
Q
How do snakes capture prey?
A
-by grasping prey w/ their mouth & swallowing white it’s still alive
2
Q
Snakes that kill prey by constriction often eat?
A
large prey
3
Q
What snake kills prey by constriction?
A
boas and pythons
4
Q
Vipers have what in front of their mouth?
A
movable tubular fangs to inject venom
5
Q
Pit vipers have what between their nostril and eye?
A
heat sensitive openings
6
Q
What snakes are vipers?
A
rattlesnakes
7
Q
Elapids have what in the front of their teeth?
A
short immovable fangs
8
Q
What snakes are elapids
A
cobras and coral snakes
9
Q
Rear-fanged snakes uses
A
their venom to subdue struggling prey
10
Q
What snakes are rear-fanged?
A
Mangrove and African boomslang
