Does anyone know how snakes breathe under the soil ?
because of the holes in the soil?
Snakes breathe under the soil becuase; they don't have any bones they are invertabes and theres C02 ( carbon doxide) in the air
Through air gaps in the soil.
In most snakes the right lung is usually the largest and extends for over a 1/3 of the body. The left lung is then VERY small or absent. In effect, snakes only have one lung. During feeding, when the mouth may be blocked with food for up to an hour, the snake is able to breathe by extending a muscular extension of its windpipe, called the epiglottis, from the bottom of the mouth. It protrudes from underneath the prey to reach air and allow the snake to breathe. If you watch the snake eat carefully you will see a hole inside the mouth on the bottom lip, this is the windpipe. acc. to ur ques. in soil air i present
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