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01:37 Snake in this area usually eat smaller animals.
01:43 Rats are their favorite.
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01:57 Crocodiles represent a more unusual and riskier choice,
02:02 but with greater returns.
02:04 It will be two months before the snake requires another meal.
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02:28 They can swallow a crocodile, no problem,
02:31 but it can defend itself, so it's a more risky choice than a rat.
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02:44 There are other risks, too.
02:46 The croc's teeth could razor right through that snake.
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02:55 If the croc could then shake its head, it could do real damage,
02:59 but it probably wouldn't have that chance here.
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03:14 That's one reason snakes intentionally go for the neck and shoulder region
03:19 when they attack, to try to avoid being bitten themselves.
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03:34 They'll grab on just behind the skull and coil up to hold the croc in place.
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03:48 But even if a snake is bitten, it has a phenomenal immune system
03:53 and can fight off many infections.
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04:06 We see huge scars on wild snakes that they do get beaten up by their prey.
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04:21 Both of these are apex predators in their environment.
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04:35 Snakes are very sensitive to their prey's heartbeat.
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04:45 Normally, a python will constrict until the animal asphyxiates and the heart stops.
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04:58 But crocs can go a long time without oxygen.
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05:11 In this case, I'd guess that the snake constricted with such force
05:15 that it compressed the chest cavity until the croc's heart had no room to beat.
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05:26 So the croc probably died of cardiac arrest rather than suffocation.
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05:34 Both the black mamba and boomslang, although being highly dangerous,
05:38 are extremely secretive animals and only attack if provoked or if they feel threatened.
05:43 In this sense, the likelihood that a fight between a lion and either one of these snakes occurring drops dramatically.
05:51 But on the off chance, it could be a 50/50 chance between both animals.
05:57 If the lion has the intent to kill, then its jaws would make light work of these scaly creatures.
06:02 However, with reward of winning, there is always a risk of losing.
06:06 If bitten by these snakes, the lion might win the battle,
06:10 however, succumb to the venom of these snakes in due course.
06:14 But there is always the chance the lion doesn't end up killing the snake and the snake bite occurs first,
06:20 by which the lion might either fight or flee.
06:24 In the shock of being bitten by venomous snake,
06:27 it would more than likely cause the lion to run off away from the danger,
06:31 in which case those snakes win.
06:33 Honey badger known as the most fearless creature in the world.
06:38 The reason is, they have incredibly tough skin about 1/4 of an inch thick,
06:43 which protects them and helps to keep injuries to a minimum.
06:46 Honey badger with sharp claws, sharp teeth, and jaw strength,
06:51 put the perfect position to fight the snake.
06:54 If a honey badger sees its opponent such as a snake, coming,
06:58 it can often catch the snake in its jaws and bite until it gives up or loses its life.
07:04 There are more than 3,000 species of snakes on the planet.
07:17 Non-venomous snakes, which range from harmless garter snakes to the not so harmless python,
07:23 dispatch their victims by swallowing them alive or constricting them to death.
07:28 Whether they kill by striking with venom or squeezing,
07:36 nearly all snakes eat their food whole, in sometimes astoundingly large portions.
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07:48 Almost all snakes are covered in scales and as reptiles,
07:52 they're cold-blooded and must regulate their body temperature externally.
07:56 Scales serve several purposes,
08:02 they trap moisture in arid climates and reduce friction as the snake moves.
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08:12 There have been several species of snakes discovered that are mostly scaleless,
08:17 but even those have scales on their bellies.
08:20 Snakes also have forked tongues,
08:28 which they flick in different directions to smell their surroundings.
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08:39 That lets them know when danger or food is nearby.
08:42 Snakes have several other ways to detect a food.
08:46 Openings called pit holes in front of their eyes sense the heat given off by warm-blooded prey.
08:58 And bones in their lower jaws pick up vibrations from rodents and other scurrying animals.
09:03 When they do capture prey,
09:13 snakes can eat animals up to three times bigger than their head is wide
09:17 because their lower jaws unhinge from their upper jaws.
09:26 Once in a snake's mouth,
09:28 the prey is held in place by teeth that face inward, trapping it there.
09:33 Snakes do not have the right kind of teeth to chew their food so they must eat their catch whole.
09:42 Their jaw is structured in such a way that it allows the mouth to open wider than their own body
09:54 in order to swallow their prey whole.
09:56 Once swallowed, the muscles of their body and their hook-shaped teeth help push the food toward the stomach.
10:08 The food is then digested over a long period of time, depending upon how warm the snake is.
10:22 The warmer their bodies, the faster they digest their food,
10:26 but it generally takes three until five days for food to be digested.
10:31 Very large snakes such as the anaconda from South America eat rather large prey,
10:40 so their digestion can take weeks.
10:43 Poisonous or venomous snakes inject poison or venom into their prey.
10:52 This starts the digestive process even before the snake swallows that food.
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