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What's The Biggest Animal That a Snake Can Swallow?
By Grant Currin published
A complex network of skull bones, ligaments and muscles allows a snake to swallow prey with bodies much larger than the sinuous predator's own head.

Photos: How to Identify a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
By Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher published
The western diamondback rattlesnake is the largest of the 32 known species of rattlesnakes found in North America. Here's how you can tell it's the western diamondback.

Python Swallows Crocodile Whole. Photographer Captures Every Last, Grisly 'Bite.'
By Stephanie Pappas published
Teeth and scales didn't stop an Australian olive python from getting a meal.

What Should You Do If You're Bitten by a Venomous Snake?
By Mindy Weisberger published
Above all, remain calm.

Enormous Python Swallows, Vomits Up Even Bigger Python
By Rafi Letzter published
An Australian python vomited up a larger Australian python that it had eaten earlier.

3-Eyed Snake Found in Australia Surprises Rangers
By Laura Geggel published
Rangers in Australia could hardly believe their eyes when they came across a wild snake with three functioning peepers on its head.
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