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Is there another word for the snakes ability to dislocate it's jaw in order to eat large prey?
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not that I can find... interestingly it seems that the snakes jaw 'dislocation' is not a dislocation as such.
Taken from a website regarding myths about snakes
Snakes dislocate their jaws to enable them to swallow their prey.
False! If a snake dislocated its jaw the last thing that it would want to do is even think about eating! Snakes do not chew their food, so they must swallow it whole. The snakes are able to do this because the front part of their bottom jaw (the chin) is not fused together with bone like the bottom jaws of humans. Instead, the bottom jaw is connected with stretchy ligaments that allow the snake to stretch its mouth wide open. The snake also has an extra bone at the back part of its jaws called the quadrate bone. This bone allows the snake�s jaws to open to almost 90 degrees.
Taken from a website regarding myths about snakes
Snakes dislocate their jaws to enable them to swallow their prey.
False! If a snake dislocated its jaw the last thing that it would want to do is even think about eating! Snakes do not chew their food, so they must swallow it whole. The snakes are able to do this because the front part of their bottom jaw (the chin) is not fused together with bone like the bottom jaws of humans. Instead, the bottom jaw is connected with stretchy ligaments that allow the snake to stretch its mouth wide open. The snake also has an extra bone at the back part of its jaws called the quadrate bone. This bone allows the snake�s jaws to open to almost 90 degrees.
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