Snake in this
area usually eat smaller animals,
rats are their favourite. Crocodiles
represent a more unusual and
riskier choice but with greater
returns, it will be two months
before the snake requires another
meal. They can
swallow a crocodile, no
problem, but it can defend
itself, so it's a more risky
choice than a rat. There are
other risks too, the croc's teeth
could razor right through
that snake. If
the croc could then shake its
head, it could do real damage,
but it probably wouldn't have
that chance here. That's one
reason snakes intentionally go
for the neck and shoulder region
when they attack, to try
to avoid being bitten
themselves. They'll grab on
just behind the skull and coil
up to hold the croc in place. But even if a
snake is bitten, it has a
phenomenal immune system
and can fight off many
infections. We
see huge scars on wild snakes,
that they do get beaten up by
their prey. Both
of these are apex predators
in their environment. Snakes are very
sensitive to their prey's
heartbeat. Normally a
python will constrict until
the animal asphyxiates and
the heart stops. But crocs can
go a long time without oxygen. In this case I'd
guess that the snake
constricted with such force that
it compressed the chest cavity
until the croc's heart had no
room to beat. So
the croc probably died of
cardiac arrest rather than
suffocation. Both the black
mamba and Boomslang
although being highly dangerous
are extremely secretive
animals and only attack if
provoked or if they feel
threatened. In
this sense the likelihood that
a fight between a lion and
either one of these snakes
occuring drops dramatically. But on the off
chance it could be a 50 50
chance between both animals. If the lion has
the intent to kill then it’s
jaws would make light work of
these scaly creatures
however with reward of
winning their is always a risk of
losing. If
bitten by these snakes , the
lion might win the battle
however succumb to the venom of
these snakes in due course. But
there is always the chance the
lion doesn’t end up killing the
snake and the snake bite
occurs first. By which the
lion might either fight or
flee. In the
shock of being bitten by
venomous snake, it would more
than likely cause the lion
to run off away from the danger,
in which case those snakes
win. Honey
badger known as the most
fearless creature in the
world. The
reason is, they have incredibly
tough skin about 1/4 inches
thick, which protects them
and helps to keep injuries to
a minimum. Honey
Badger with sharp claws,
sharp teeth, and jaw strength,
put the perfect position to
fight the snake. If a honey
badger sees its opponent such
as a snake, coming, it can
often catch the snake in its
jaws and bite until it gives
up or loses its life. There are
more than 3000 species of
snakes on the planet. Nonvenomous
snakes, which range from
harmless garter snakes to the
not-so-harmless python, dispatch
their victims by swallowing them
alive or constricting
them to death. Whether they
kill by striking with venom or
squeezing, nearly all
snakes eat their food whole, in
sometimes astoundingly
large portions. Almost all
snakes are covered in
scales and as reptiles,
they’re cold blooded and must
regulate their body temperature
externally. Scales serve
several purposes, they
trap moisture in arid climates
and reduce friction as the
snake moves. There have been
several species of snakes
discovered that are mostly
scaleless, but even those have
scales on their bellies. Snakes
also have forked tongues, which
they flick in different
directions to smell their
surroundings. That lets them
know when danger or food is
nearby. Snakes
have several other ways to
detect a food. Openings called
pit holes in front of their
eyes sense the heat given off
by warm blooded prey. And bones
in their lower jaws pick up
vibrations from rodents and
other scurrying animals. When
they do capture prey, snakes can
eat animals up to three times
bigger than their head is
wide because their lower jaws
unhinge from their upper
jaws. Once in a
snake’s mouth, the prey is held
in place by teeth that face
inward, trapping it there. Snakes
do not have the right kind of
teeth to chew their food so
they must eat their catch
whole. Their jaw
is structured in such a way that
it allows the mouth to open
wider than their own body in
order to swallow their prey
whole. Once
swallowed, the muscles of their
body and their hook-shaped
teeth help push the food toward
the stomach. The food is then
digested over a long period of
time, depending upon how warm
the snake is. The warmer their
bodies, the faster they
digest their food. But it
generally takes 3 until 5 days
for food to be digested. Very
large snakes such as the
anaconda from South America
eat rather large prey, so their
digestion can take weeks. Poisonous or
venomous snakes inject poison or
venom into their prey. This
starts the digestive
process even before the snake
swallows that food.
