| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - To accommodate consumption of large prey at infrequent intervals, snake oxidative metabolism can fluctuate up to 4000% [12], and their organs, including the heart and gut, can enlarge 40???100% within 48 hours [10]???[12].Alethinophidian snakes also have atypical mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA), with most genes shortened compared to other vertebrates, and with duplicate control regions.
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