Question

How do rats and snakes adapt to live in deserts

Answer 1

Rats living in desert area are known as kangaroo rats.They have the following adaptations to live in deserts:

1. The front feet of Kangaroo rats are smaller to handle the food while their back feet are very large in order to leap quickly from the predators.

2. They have sharp claws for digging burrows.

Snakes have the following adaptations to live in deserts:

1. Their body mechanisms have evolved in such a way that they need very little water to survive in desert area where water is mostly scarce. Also they do not need food on daily basis.

2. The body colour of many desert snakes mimics the colour of desert sand. Hence they are less visible to their predators.