Does a snake have bones? Detailed answer

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Does a snake have bones?

When you watch a snake move, there are two things you are most surprised at. First, how it moves: you can't see its legs, nothing pushes or pulls the snake's body - and yet it moves! And secondly, the snake's body "flows" along the ground, as if it were without bones! However, the snake is just filled with bones, that's a fact!

Snakes have an articulated spine to which ribs are attached. Some snakes have up to 145 pairs of ribs attached to their flexible spine. The vertebrae are attached to each other by a kind of articulated joint, with each vertebra attached to its own pair of ribs, which gives the vertebrae and ribs freedom of movement. The tips of each pair of ribs, in turn, are connected by muscles to one of the plates (scales) on the belly of the snake. Snakes have bones in their heads and jaws.

While eating, the snake is able to spread its jaws very widely, because the bones of the mouth and throat are not rigidly fixed. In fact, most snakes swallow their prey without even killing it. They simply digest it alive. So, as you can see, snakes have bones, although their slippery bodies seem to be completely devoid of any solid base.

Author: Likum A.

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How does asparagus grow?

During the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans, asparagus (asparagus) was considered one of the most exquisite delicacies. However, as strange as it may seem, it still grows wild in many European countries on the Mediterranean coast, as well as in other places with sandy soil. It is so common in the steppe regions of Russia that it serves as food for grazing cattle!

About one hundred and fifty species of wild asparagus are widely found in hot and tropical countries. Many of them are cultivated, and often for purely decorative purposes. A remarkable feature of this plant is that its tender shoots are eaten, and fern-like leaves serve as decoration for the interiors of houses.

If they want to use asparagus as a food product, then its stems are cut off while the leaves have not yet blossomed from the buds and the length of the shoots does not exceed thirty to thirty-five centimeters.

Asparagus is a plant from the lily family, and, as already noted, there are many varieties of it. If the plant is allowed to grow normally, without cutting off the stems, it grows to sixty centimeters or even more, and it grows twigs, on which first small white flowers bloom, and then red shiny berries appear. Although soups, hot dishes and salads, asparagus is considered a highly refined food, its nutritional value is low due to its high water content.

Asparagus can be grown from seeds or from roots planted in shallow grooves. They should be planted where the surface layer of soil is deep enough, rich in nutrients and also contains a lot of sand. If the plant does not die in the first three years of life, then subsequently it will bear fruit annually for nine years or more. It should be remembered that it is necessary to enrich the soil every year by fertilizing it in order to get a good harvest.

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