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"they get food and then that food gets digested into the saliva and terned into a kinda liquid and then that gives them energy when they need it. and any way snakes only use energy when they strike pray and when the are waiting to strike the don't use much energy so they don't need much. there is a snake in the amazon rain forest which can live without food for months without dieing"
Not exactly. An animal is always using energy to keep itself alive. The question is how much energy is used. Snakes do try to stay in the shade and stay still, but that is to regulate their temperature. Snakes and other reptiles are ectothermic, they get much of their energy from the sun. The do not regulate their body temperature like humans do. If we get too hot we sweat to cool down; if we get too cold we shiver to make heat. Snakes can't do that, they have to either find a cooler, or warmer place to stay.
Snakes can go a long time between eating by slowing down their metabolism, or how fast their body uses energy.
Snakes in the Sarah have specific adaptions to living in such a hot area. First, many use a side-winding type of locomotion, just like the Side-Winder in the United States. This allows them to move over loose sand without sinking in.
Secondly, there are certain snakes there called Saw-Scales. They reduce water loss by not hissing to warn off predators. You lose water every time you breath or speak. These snakes reduced that by making a hissing sound when they rub their scales together instead of hissing out loud.
Snakes also avoid water loss by excreting less water than mammals.
The reptiles that live in the Sahara Desert include snakes, lizards and frogs. There are many animals that can withstand these harsh climates.
Western Diamond backs and eastern diamond backs are possible to live their But a real common one is the side winder rattle snake. Hope this helps:)
There are many snake species (over 400) in the Sahara, but one of the most common is the sand-coloured horned viper.
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What reptiles live in the Sahara desert?
There are monitor lizards and snakes, including venomous snakes.
Name a reptile in the Sahara Desert?
snakes
Where do camels live in the desert?
camles can live in Egypt and/or in the Sahara desert
What people live in the Sahara?
No one the sahara is a desert.
What are some consumers in a Sahara Desert?
foxes and snakes
What animals is in the sahara desert?
Camalian,scorpians,snakes,
Where do asp snakes live?
it is found in the most of north of the sahara desert and also the south of the sahara through the west africa and the southern part of the aribian peninsula
What birds are in the Sahara Desert?
The birds that live in The Sahara Desert are: The Desert Eagles.
Where abouts in the Sahara Desert does the sparrow live?
The Northern Sahara Desert.
What omnivores eat snakes in the Sahara desert?
foxes eat snakes (foxes are omnivores)
Do chameleons live in the Sahara desert?
Yes, they live in the Sahara desert but I'm not sure how they survive.
Does the camel live in the Sahara?
yes it does live in the sahara desert
