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Can a snake poison another snake?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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13y ago

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Yes. The venom of venomous snakes is often lethal to that of other. The exception is that many snakes are resistant to their own species' venom. Snakes that are adapted to eating other snakes may also have some venom resistance.

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12y ago

The king cobra eats snakes. It uses its venom to subdue other snakes. Therefore snakes are susceptible to snake venom from other species. On the other hand, rattlesnakes do not try to bite king-snakes because king-snakes are immune to rattlesnake venom. Rattlesnakes are also immune to venom of their own species. Whether one snake has immunity against another snake's venom or its own venom depends on whether they have exposure to the venom during the course of evolution. Obviously, king-snakes that are not immune to rattlesnake venom would die, and be eliminated from the gene pool.

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8y ago

Snakes are not poisonous, they are venomous. Eating snake venom does no harm, it must be injected. Most venomous snakes are not immune to even their own venom and there are many cases of accidental "suicide" when a snake accidentally bites itself.

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13y ago

yes cause if any snake that is nonvenomous then they could die of a snakebite

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