In the video , Anaconda who went in a chicken coup to
overcome his hunger saw 2 birds and what he dealt with
them is the main concern of the video and this article
too.
This article highlights how a giant constrictor locates
animals by scent and uses its tongue to catch them .
The second-longest and heaviest snake in the world is the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus). Despite
their size and in spite of the researchers’ preconceptions that huge food sources are exclusive, video
shows that large constrictors prefer small prey as a source of energy. Also see how the snake’s jaws
move over its little food in a ‘pterygoid fashion’. At the attachment places for the lower jaws, the
quadrate bones at the back of snake heads are not securely joined. They turn, enabling vertical and
horizontal rotation.
The lower jaw of a snake is not joined at the front by a rigid symphysis like mammal jaws, but by an
elastic ligament that allows the two halves to spread apart. Each half of the lower jaw moves separately.
The quadrate bones at the back of snake skulls, where they connect to the lower jaws, are not rigidly
attached. They pivot, allowing for vertical and horizontal movement.
Snake jaws do not dislocate. One of the most persistent misconceptions about snake feeding
mechanisms is that the jaws detach. They are constantly linked. The two lower jaws move
independently of one another, as seen in the video.
The quadrate bone is flexible because it articulates with the skull at one end rather than being fixed
rigidly .
Pov: The video was taken to support master’s thesis by focusing on the
science of snake behaviour .
