2006-09-22 14:38:43 · 5 answers · asked by LovelyGirl 3 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
To aid them in swallowing their prey whole. If they had attached ribs, they could not expand enough to allow that to happen.
2006-09-22 14:59:48 · answer #1 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have no sternum. Snake skeletons only consits of skull, back bone, ribs, and tail (which is part of the backbone I guess)
2006-09-22 17:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by choppin_up_tha_block 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly because they don't have sternumns, collar bones, or shoulder blades... of pelvises, etc.
Snake skeletons are fascinatingly different than human- each set of ribs acts like a pair of legs in many ways. pretty dang cool!
2006-09-22 15:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To allow them to swallow prey whole of much greater circumfrence than they are.
2006-09-22 15:06:51 · answer #4 · answered by Dave B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask the VET
2006-09-25 20:32:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋