Animals
How many bones are in a snake’s body?
~400
Background
A snake has about 400 bones in its body. Almost all of them are vertebrae and ribs. A human only has around 206 bones in comparison. The many vertebrae make the snake extremely flexible. That is how it can squeeze through almost any gap.
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