Thursday, March 24, 2022

NPR News: This trick keeps snakes from suffocating as they squeeze and swallow their prey

This trick keeps snakes from suffocating as they squeeze and swallow their prey
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 air as they crush their meal before devouring it.

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