how big can snakes mouth open?

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how big can snakes mouth open?

2007-10-23 12:20:40 · 2 answers · asked by gwenariel 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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they unhinge their jaws, so a python can eat a grown alligator alive in one piece (it's been proven)

2007-10-23 12:26:05 · answer #1 · answered by krasnoglaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

As wide as they need to in order to swallow their prey. It varies according to how big the snake is, though. I mean, a rattlesnake probably wouldn't be able to ingest a mountain lion.

2007-10-23 12:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋