Quote Originally Posted by blackcrystal22 View Post

Anywho. Since I feel like it I'm going to tell you how it is physically impossible for any snake to eat insects. Snakes do not have the reflex of grab, snap, and swallow. They're mouths are also not designed to grab small amounts of food. When the 'feeding reflex' kicks in they BITE-GRAB-WRAP-SQUEEZE-SWALLOW.
Their instincts virtually forbid them from skipping the wrapping and squeezing.
Really? Someone should tell the rough and smooth green snakes that they have been doing it wrong, as they are insectivores. While you are at it you may want to tell young rat snakes and garter snakes that they are doing it wrong, you know because it is "physically impossible" and all...