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What are the different types of toxins and which snakes possess the specific toxins?
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Types of BIOTOXINS (more relevant than toxins because they refer specifically to biologically produced toxins, such as snake venom)
1. Neurotoxin (damages nervous system) Found in Elapid snakes
2.Hemotoxin (damage red blood cells) Common in Pit vipers (i.e rattlesnakes)
3. Cytotoxin (causes cellular damage)
4. Necrotoxins (cause necrosis (kill cells)) Puff adder - an African snake (Bitis arietans)
If you want more info just check this page out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxins
Remember: focus on Biotoxins, there are millions of toxins, environmental, biological, synthetic, and theoretical that are completely irrelevant to snakes (as far as is commonly known so far)
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