Bolivian Anaconda
The Anaconda has a very interesting and unique Digestive System. It uses venom to immobilize and paralyze its prey. Snakes in general have special glands in their heads to produce venom. After the Anaconda paralyzes the pray and eats it (whole), the food travels to the esophagus which can be up to half the snake. In the stomach of the snake the whole prey is broken down, it takes longer than humans because the food is a whole organism. The stomach is where most of the digestion occurs in the Anaconda Then the food travels through the small intestine where the food is broken down further and essential nutrients are absorbed and recycled. From the small intestine the broken down food minus the nutrients travel through the large intestine and out through the anus. The snake excretes uric acid is excreted with its feces
The Anaconda has a very interesting and unique Digestive System. It uses venom to immobilize and paralyze its prey. Snakes in general have special glands in their heads to produce venom. After the Anaconda paralyzes the pray and eats it (whole), the food travels to the esophagus which can be up to half the snake. In the stomach of the snake the whole prey is broken down, it takes longer than humans because the food is a whole organism. The stomach is where most of the digestion occurs in the Anaconda Then the food travels through the small intestine where the food is broken down further and essential nutrients are absorbed and recycled. From the small intestine the broken down food minus the nutrients travel through the large intestine and out through the anus. The snake excretes uric acid is excreted with its feces