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Originally Posted by CVH
I can't however find good information on the subject why they have such large teeth. (Does anyone have some decent info on this subject?) But I tend to believe it's because they live the majority of their live in trees which restrict them to a diet of tree living prey.
Think about our feathery flying friends, big teeth will give the arboreal snakes a big benefit.
Why? With big teeth they they can bite trough the feathers and give the snake a better grip. And this will limit the bird from flying away with just some ripped feathers, thinking something just scratched him.
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These arborial snakes eat a lot of birds and bats(flying prey). When they have the opportunity to grab something flying by, the larger teeth anchor the bite better; so that the chance to get a meal isn't wasted by the prey simple flying off. It's just to give them a better shot at catching prey when the opportunity arises.
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