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im pretty sure they can't. i saw this one thing one time on mutual of omaha's wild kingdom. watch this thing at about 35-40 seconds in. http://animal.discovery.com/videos/king-cobra-and-i-cobras-lock-horns.html

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Any living thing can 'suddenly' die for any number of reasons. It would be best, if no outward signs of disease or injury are present, to refer to a veterinarian for further analysis to determine the cause of death.

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if they have a type of teeth that fold while you hold it will try to bite and they will inject venom into themself

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Only if they were to bite and poison themselves as they would to somebody else.

Drinking poison would harm a snake, as it enters the blood-stream from it's stomach.

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Yes if they are suffering from no food or too small of a habitat.

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If a venomous snake were to accidentally bite itself, there is a good chance the snake would die.

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no snakes cannot die of depression

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