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Oddly enough, its base is often venom itself.
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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.
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.
Can baby snakes be venomous or do parents protect them?
No because some snakes are not poisnous at all
What does venom mean?
Poisonous. Venom is poison that animals like snakes inject when they bite to kill prey.
Can you have poisonous snakes as pets?
It depends on your local and state laws. EDIT!! Snakes are not poisonous! Something is poisonous when you ingest it and it harms you. Snakes are venomous! Venom causes harm by injection.
Which animal has poisonous venom even after its death?
spiders and snakes
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.
How many poisonous snakes are there?
None, there are no poisonous snakes. There are venomous snakes but not poisonous. The difference is the poison is usually on the skin of an animal like a frog, and you touch the poison and then get hurt. Venom is emitted by fangs or spikes into your skin or a body part and injected into you. There are no poisonous snakes.
Are snakes dangourous?
If a human is bit by a venomous snake, the person can die, but only if s/he doesn't get medicine from a hospital. What's interesting about the anti-venom is that it is made of the venom itself!
Are contrictor snakes poisonous?
No snake is poisonous and constrictors are generally not venomous as they kill their prey by constriction rather than venom.
Are ring neck snakes poisonous?
Ring neck snakes technically are venomous, but their venom is very mild, and is harmless to humans.
What is the difference between poisonous and venomous snakes?
Reptiles have something called 'passive limbisossis'. That means that they develop natural immunity to their own venom an the venom of other snakes of the same species. Some snakes such as the California Kingsnake are even immune to other snake venom's, since venomous snakes are a part of their diet.
