How do snakes swallow animals so much bigger than they are? - Niko Zlotnik https://vid.freedif.org/videos/watch/afc43a2a-b13f-4b9d-84d0-2601d5f7d189 Explore how snakes evolved, and find out how their jaw-dropping anatomy allows them to take down prey several times their size. -- Since slithering onto the scene some 150 million years ago, evolving length and limbless-ness out of their ancestral lizard forms, snakes have diversified rapidly. Their noodly bodies and flexible heads granted them access to novel places and prey. And today, there are nearly 4,000 snake species, spanning habitats high and low. Niko Zlotnik explores how snakes evolved into incredible predators. Lesson by Niko Zlotnik, directed by Anna Benner. Support Our Non-Profit MissionSupport us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShopConnect With UsSign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagramKeep LearningView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-snakes-swallow-animals-so-much-bigger-than-they-are-niko-zlotnik Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-snakes-swallow-animals-so-much-bigger-than-they-are-niko-zlotnik/digdeeper Animator's website: https://annabennerstudio.com Music: https://www.tschernuth.comThank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Khalifa Alhulail, Martin Stephen, Jose Henrique Leopoldo e Silva, Mandeep Singh, Abhijit Kiran Valluri, Morgan Williams, Devin Harris, Pavel Zalevskiy, Karen Goepen-Wee, Filip Dabrowski, Barbara Smalley, Megan Douglas, Tim Leistikow, Ka-Hei Law, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Mark Morris, Misaki Sato, EdoKun, SookKwan Loong, Bev Millar, Lex Azevedo, Michael Aquilina, Jason A Saslow, Yansong Li, Cristóbal Moenne, Dawn Jordan, Prasanth Mathialagan, Samuel Doerle, David Rosario, Dominik Kugelmann - they-them, Siamak Hajizadeh, Ryohky Araya, Mayank Kaul, Christophe Dessalles, Heather Slater, Sandra Tersluisen, Zhexi Shan, Bárbara Nazaré, Andrea Feliz, Victor E Karhel, Sydney Evans, Latora, Noel Situ, emily lam, Sid, Niccolò Frassetto, Mana, I'm here because of Knowledge Fight Facebook group., Linda Freedman, and Edgardo Cuellar. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:20:54 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://vid.freedif.org How do snakes swallow animals so much bigger than they are? - Niko Zlotnik https://vid.freedif.org/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://vid.freedif.org/videos/watch/afc43a2a-b13f-4b9d-84d0-2601d5f7d189 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://vid.freedif.org/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.