The esophogus can be as long as half the length of the snake. Most of the digestion occurs by enzymes and gastric juices in the stomach.

Absorption of nutrients occurs in the small intestines. Undigested food is then expelled through the cloaca, along with solidified uric acid from the kidneys and waste from the liver.

Much of the water involved in the digestive process is re-absorbed into the body before the waste passes through the cloaca. This is very important to the snake in maintaining its level of hydration.