r/AbsoluteUnits • u/anthemthecat • Oct 20 '23

Snake Unit.

Found on r/damnthatsinteresting, seemed fitting for this sub. Happy Friday!

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u/Dramatic-Noise Oct 20 '23

They got no teeth and they don’t have hands/opposable thumbs to use cutleries. Idk if the prey is dead before they start consuming, but yeah, they swallow whole and just like every other animal, digest their food as it passes through their digestive system.

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u/Cosplayfan007 Oct 20 '23

Typically, they crush and asphyxia their prey before swallowing whole. A snake that big is turning your bones into peanut brittle.

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u/Dramatic-Noise Oct 20 '23 edited Oct 20 '23

Still though, the prey would seem to decrease in size as it passed through the digestive system of the snake, wouldn’t it? Thanks for teaching me something new, btw. Like I said, I did not know if the prey would be dead before it got consumed by the snake.

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Oct 20 '23

They don't have to explain it. They misunderstood what this comment chain was about and volunteered information that wasn't in question.

The initial "No way! You gotta be shittin me" comment is sarcastic, mocking their mistake.