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What is the poisonous fluid that snakes give out?
Venomous snakes do not give out a poison, they inject a venom by biting. Venom kills by being injected, a poison by being eaten. Snakes are not poisonous.
What is the name given to the poison injected into the prey of snakes and spiders?
It's called 'venom'
Where do snakes hold their poison?
They have venom and not poison. There are no "poisonous" snakes but there are venomous snakes. A poison must be eaten to do damage while a venom must be injected. The venom is stored in sacs behind the eyes on either side of the head. They are connected by ducts to the fangs at the front of the mouth in the upper jaw.
Can you inject snake venom it to your veins and still live?
No, when the venom is injected directly into the blood stream it has a direct route to all the major organs and can begin the work of destroying them in a matter of seconds. Even a single drop of venom of many snakes could cause death in a matter of minutes.
How do snakes release poison in their victims?
Snake venom is usually injected into the victim - either by needle-sharp fangs delivering a quantity directly under the skin or by the venom trickling down a groove in the snakes fangs.
Does eating a poisoned prey harm the snake?
No. The reason for this is because snake venom is made of amino acids and proteins which get broken down rapidly by the digestive acids in snakes, people, and other animals. snake venom is only toxic if it gets into the blood stream.
Why do herpetologist milk poisonous snakes?
The anti-venom for many poisonous snakes, as well as a few other medically valuable substances, are made from the venom of poisonous snakes. Also, if someone has to handle poisonous snakes regularly, if they are milked on a set schedule, it reduces the danger of a bite from one of the snakes - the venom injected would be a tiny amount of normal.
Is it true that when venomous snakes bite their prey they can smell the venom they have injected into their prey and that is how they track them?
No, venomous snakes do not track their prey by smelling the venom they inject. Snakes use their sense of smell to locate prey, and once they bite and inject venom, the venom works to immobilize or kill the prey. Venom can also aid in digestion once the prey is consumed.
How do king cobras eat there prey?
They swallow it whole, head first. All snakes are carnivorous. With venomous snakes such as cobra the digestive process is started as soon as the venom is injected.
What does venom mean?
Venom is a toxic substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, or scorpions for hunting or self-defense. It can cause harm or death when injected into a victim through a bite or sting.
Can a snake poison another snake?
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.
Is venom a poison if you drink it?
No, venom is not a poison. It must be injected into body tissues to do its work. It is not harmful to drink as long as a person has no open sores in the mouth or throat. This us why there are no poisonous snakes, only venomous snakes,
