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The African Rock Python

In The African Rock Python, naturalist Steve Backshall visits the Reptile Rescue Center to meet Don, a snake expert. He shows how the rock python uses its specialized teeth and jaw to eat prey. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.

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Location:
South Africa
Grades:
K-23-5
Program:
Deadly 60
Time:
2:20
Subject:
Science
Topic:
Life Science

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Q: Describe the African rock python’s teeth.
A: They are like hooks so they can grab and hold onto prey.

Q: What does the rock python do after it has a hold on its prey?
A: It constricts and squeezes the life out of it..

Q: What is unique about this snake’s lower jaw?
A: It’s not connected, so it can spread apart and eat larger prey.

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