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①my throat tightened and my knees felt weak ②opening its bloody mouth ③ run round and round the cage with the lion close behind ④When a tiger was approaching me, I froze with terror, too scared to move an inch. ⑤When the woman tried to stop the attack, the black bear bit into...
16 But the earth ·helped [rescued] the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that ·came [spewed; L was thrown] from the mouth of the dragon. 17 Then the dragon was ·very angry [furious; full of wrath] at the woman, and he went off to make war against ·all ...
NATURE | VOL 418 | 11 JULY 2002 | www.nature.com For animals who are unable to take bites out of their food, the size of the food item that can be consumed is con- strained by the maximal size of the mouth opening (gape) — snakes are an example of gape-limited predators and ...
When threatened, the eastern brown snake rises up into the air, opening its mouth and contorting its neck into an S shape. This means that, should you be bitten by a brown snake, the bite is likely to be on your upper thigh or leg rather than near your ankle or feet. Given how ob...
A snake opening and flexing the mouth could also be a sign of illness. Is it anthropomorphising to assume they can't breathe through their nose because they have a cold? Maybe, but researchers report that it is common for snakes with pneumonia toblow bubblesthrough their mouth and nose and...
copperheads, and cottonmouths. Every snake breed’s venom is a little different. Some contain neurotoxins that can paralyze you and prevent you from breathing. Others affect the blood, causing clots or hemorrhaging. Pit viper venom is necrotic — it breaks down your flesh like food in a stom...
Fordonia strikes prey with its mouth closed and pins it down using its snout, together with segments of its body. It then proceeds to consume the whole crab without crushing the carapace (Jayne et al., 2002) or it breaks off legs and swallows these one by one (Shine and Schwaner, 1985...
However, they can make a hissing sound by sending air through an opening in the mouth. A snake’s color can help protect it from enemies. Some snakes blend in with their surroundings. For example, many tree snakes are bright green and resemble vines. The bright colors of some snakes warn...
Respiration.Snakes use their nostrils for breathing. When the snake is swallowing prey, thisbecomes more difficult. Their prey is often large, and it stretches the mouth as it swallows. This is where the glottis comes in. Snakes can extend their glottis out of their mouth so that they can ...