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Defying Gravity 📽 by @selvatica_ecoretreat This green parrot snake swallows its prey while hanging from a tree by employing powerful, rhythmic muscular contractions in a process called "pterygoid walking," where flexible skull bones, including the quadrate and pterygoid, allow the snake to alternately grip and pull the prey upward with its upper and lower jaws. The quadrate acts as a mobile hinge connecting the lower jaw to the cranium, allowing the jaw to open widely and move independently, while the pterygoid, located in the palate, is an elongated bone that aids in gripping and pulling prey through the mouth during the "walking" process. The snake’s rear-curved teeth secure the prey, preventing slippage, while elastic throat muscles and lubricating mucus facilitate smooth movement against gravity. The snake anchors itself by coiling its body around a branch, providing stability to focus energy on swallowing, with the slow, methodical jaw movements ensuring the prey is steadily drawn into the stomach despite the upward orientation. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nature Is Metal is powered by you! Did you record a wild video that you would like to get featured here? natureismetal.com/submissions is the absolute best place to send it. Our team checks the submission page daily

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I should call her...

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Victor Medina
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Everything reminds me of her

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Looks like the frog had a great time.

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In fact the toad stood in place and the snake just went down😂

𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲
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What do you want to eat?: Frog legs

Selvática Eco Retreat
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Thanks so much for sharing!!😍

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Cave divers:

Eddi Zapata
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And holding space... A lot of it

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Nathan Kinkel
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He’ll have a nice nap now

Raul Dario Amezquita
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It’s not easy being green…

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Omg

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