Which snake feeds exclusively on bird eggs much larger than itself? Detailed answer

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Which snake feeds exclusively on bird eggs much larger than itself?

The African egg snake is unique in that it can feed exclusively on bird eggs, which can be much larger in diameter than the snake itself. She succeeds in this thanks to the very mobile joints of the bones of the skull, underdeveloped teeth and special processes of the cervical vertebrae. It is thanks to them that the snake opens the shell, swallowing the liquid and then spitting out the remains of the shell.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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Studying the constellations, the ancient man noticed that they were moving across the sky. Certain constellations appeared in the spring, passed through the sky, and then disappeared. They were followed by summer, autumn and winter constellations. In the process of observation, 12 constellations stood out most clearly. The sun and moon rose and set in the part of the sky where these 12 constellations were located. And so that part of the sky, through which the Sun, Moon and planets passed, was called the Zodiac, which means "circle of living beings." This name appeared because most of the constellations bore the names of living beings. The zodiac was divided by the ancients into 12 sectors, each named after one of the 12 constellations.

We know these constellations under the names: Taurus (bull), Aries (ram), Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn (goat), Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo, Cancer and Gemini. The twelve constellations are called the signs of the Zodiac. Every month a new sign of the Zodiac appears on the eastern horizon, and the Sun and Moon seem to emerge from that sign. In addition to the 12 constellations of the Zodiac, 36 more were well known to people in ancient times, and together were called the "ancient" constellations. Later, 40 other constellations were discovered, and they became known as "new" constellations.

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