anatomy of a venomous snake![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
heart ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Muscular organ helping blood to circulate.
lung ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Respiratory organ made up of an extensible tissue and forming a sac; air enters through the mouth and nostrils and flows into the lung.
esophagus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Canal of the anterior portion of the digestive tract; it carries food to the stomach.
liver ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Gland secreting mostly a substance (bile) that contributes to digestion.
kidney ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Organ secreting urine; it eliminates toxic substances from the body.
rattle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pieces of scale at the end of the tail; the snake shakes them to scare away its enemies.
tail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Thin elongated terminal end of the body.
intestine ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Section of the digestive tract between the stomach and the anus where absorption of nutrients is carried out and waste is transformed into fecal matter.
gallbladder ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small reservoir in which bile secreted by the liver collects before being discharged into the intestine during digestion.
stomach ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Dilated section of the digestive tract preceding the intestine; it receives food to be digested.
belly scale ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Each of the short wide fine scales that are set in a single row and cover the snake’s belly.