I know all snakes have teeth, and from what I have been able to gather nonvenomous snakes have sharp teeth, but do they have a row or any flat teeth at all?
2006-08-23 20:03:22 · 9 answers · asked by stephanie_kittie 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
yes nonvenomous snakes have very sharp teeth
they usally have 2 rows of teeth that are curved back towards their throat.
no snake has flat teeth as they could never hold onto the prey
the larger the snake the less teeth there is. This is because they are simply to strong for the prey source
EG: Australian carpet pythons have approx 50-70 teeth these snakes can be as big as 3 meters,but on the other hand you have the childers python who can have up to & over 100 teeth & will only grow to about 2-3 foot
the smaller species need more to hold onto their food.
i hope this has been a help
Regards
gonsnaken
2006-08-23 20:22:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have sharp teeth, i know I've been bit by a few of my snakes. The leave marks and they bleed but it is no big deal as they are not venomous. But I've read garter snakes and hog nose snakes do have enlarged teeth and have under developed venom glads. So if you get bit by one of those you might have no reactions, reaction like a bee sting or a full blown reaction as though you were bit by a rattlesnake.
Flat teeth are for grinding veggies.
2006-08-23 20:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by Gray Wanderer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost all snakes have only sharp teeth.
There are a few oddball types that have molar like teeth but they are very rare & the exception.
2006-08-24 03:48:11 · answer #3 · answered by carl l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a corn snakes bites not painful but they do have teeth. Pythons are the ones that have nasty teeth, the bite can do a lot of damage.
2006-08-23 22:27:22 · answer #4 · answered by adviseforeverything 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well all snakes have sharp teeth just that those that are not venomous, do not have fangs those that are venomous have fangs
2006-08-23 20:16:41 · answer #5 · answered by hunkyguy94 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No-venomous snakes don't have teeth, they have fangs. Their fangs are small and sharp just to hold prey. Venomous snakes have large fangs for injecting their semen.
2006-08-23 20:33:41 · answer #6 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
All snakes have teeth, unless they have been de tooth which onestly I have never heaard of...
2006-08-24 06:14:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only sharp.
2006-08-23 22:08:45 · answer #8 · answered by Israely Jew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is a pic of a nonvenomous python skull. because snakes swallow prey whole they have no need of flat grinding teeth.
http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.evolutionnyc.com/ImgUpload/P_136521_1004662.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.evolutionnyc.com/IBS/SimpleCat/Product/asp/hierarchy/020O4P/product-id/136521.html&h=216&w=350&sz=26&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=rmRo2hVOhsNWMM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpython%2Bskull%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN
2006-08-23 22:37:33 · answer #9 · answered by jessop m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋