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AnimalsTranscript
00:00 Many potential prey are coming to her
00:04 Velvet is not difficult
00:10 Whether it's rodents, birds, small antelopes or monkeys, anything goes
00:16 A small appreciation error doesn't change much
00:27 She doesn't have the fastest release of all snakes, but with more than 6 m/s, it's not so bad
00:33 10 minutes later, the prey succumbs and the meal is ready
00:39 But devouring it requires a special technique
00:46 It's called "the chop"
00:48 It's a technique that is used to cut the meat
00:51 But devouring it requires a special technique
00:57 You'll have to make only one bite
01:05 Unlike popular belief, the jaws of snakes don't open to swallow the big prey
01:16 They are surprisingly flexible
01:19 They are floating and held by ligaments, muscles and tendons
01:31 This means that the jaws are independent of each other
01:41 The snake can adapt the opening of its mouth to the size of its prey
01:46 Velvet plants her teeth in her victims
02:07 and pulls her to a safe place where she can eat her in peace
02:11 Her meal will last a while
02:15 Once her jaws are stretched enough, she starts to swallow her prey
02:27 slowly introducing it, centimeter by centimeter
02:36 After such a copious meal, she won't eat for several weeks, or even months
02:42 [WHOOSH]