How is a snakes respiratory system adapted its environment?

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How is a snakes respiratory system adapted its environment?

Answer 1

Snakes do not have a diaphragm like people do, so they circulate air in and out of the lungs by narrowing the rib cage to push air out and then widening it again to create a vacuum to suck air in. After each breathing cycle, snakes experience apnea -- a stop in breathing -- that lasts from a few seconds to as long as a few minutes. To process the oxygen, all snakes have an elongated right lung; many also have a smaller left lung, and a few even have a third lung along the trachea.

Sea snakes can spend long periods underwater because they have an elongate right lung that extends for almost the entire length of their body. They can also carry out cutaneous respiration (breathe through their skin).

Answer 2

A snakes' respiratory system have adapted to their environment in many ways. Snakes that live in hot, steamy jungles have adapted by taking in larger amounts of oxygen because most of it is water from the humidity in the jungle. Snakes that make their home in dry deserts usually have crests above their nostrils and eyes to keep out sand and have also learned to burrow or hold their breath in case of a sand storm. Suburban living snakes have adapted by filtering out chemicals in the air when they breathe it into their lungs. Snakes in cooler climates have adapted by taking smaller, faster breaths.

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Answer 3

snake has one lung reduced to locomate easilly