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Q: What is it called when snakes stretch out their jaws?
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Do boas have jaws?

Yes. All snakes have jaws.


What is it called when snakes dislocate their jaw?

Snakes actually do not dislocate their jaws the upper and lower jawbone are very loosely connect. The lower jawbone consists of to bone s connected by stretchy tissues that can easily stretch and allow a snake to open its mouth to consume any larger prey


How do king cobras stretch their mouth?

All snakes have the ability to swallow large prey - The snakes jaws are made up of a number of pieces of bone (instead of one continuous piece) connected by muscles.


Can green mambas dilocate their jaws?

Yes they can - just as all snakes dislocate their jaws to swallow their food.


What is jaws in Japanese?

The movie Jaws in Japanese was still called 'Jaws'.


Do snakes snore?

When snakes look like they are laughing, they may be yawning, stretching and or realigning their jaws. Their jaws have the ability to sort of dislocate from their normal position. This allows them to swallow large prey.


HOW do snakes eat huge things?

snakes can unhinge their jaws, so they can open their mouths wide enough to eat "such huge things".


Can anacondas dislodge their jaw?

Yes they can - as can all snakes. A snakes jaws are composed of sections (two in the lower jaw, and six in the upper jaw) connected by ligaments. This enables them to 'dislocate' their jaws to allow them to swallow large prey animals.


How do snakes eat eggs larger than their mouths?

Many snakes have the ability to unhinge their jaws, allowing them to swallow very large animals.


How do you clear ears after flying?

Chew some gum, yawn, stretch your jaws. that usually works for me. =]


Why do snakes have loose joints in their jaws?

So they can devour their prey whole, without having to chew.


How do snakes eat their food like a big prey?

Snakes can consume a meal that is larger than their mouths because their jaws are loosely jointed, and their upper and lower jaws can move independently. Then after the snake will move its head back and forth to come to prey into its stomach.