How do snakes swallow animals so much bigger than they are? - Niko Zlotnik
How do snakes swallow animals so much bigger than they are? - Niko Zlotnik with tags snakes, snake species, snake jaw, snake prey, snake skin, snake evolution, lizards, kingsnake, rat snake, carnivorous, snake anatomy, python, snake digestion, digestion, intestines, african egg eating snake, crab eating snake, blindsnake, snake venom, screech owls, hyenas, alligators, sea snakes, cat eyed snakes, garter snake, neurotoxin, cobra, cobra venom, taipans, animals, animal evolution, education, animation, niko zlotnik, anna benner, ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education
Explore how snakes evolved, and find out how their jaw-dropping anatomy allows them to take down prey several times their size.
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Since slithering onto the scene some 150 million years ago, evolving length and limbless-ness out of their ancestral lizard forms, snakes have diversified rapidly. Their noodly bodies and flexible heads granted them access to novel places and prey. And today, there are nearly 4,000 snake species, spanning habitats high and low. Niko Zlotnik explores how snakes evolved into incredible predators.
Lesson by Niko Zlotnik, directed by Anna Benner.
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