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Why are some snakes poisonous?

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Anonymous

7y ago
Updated: 9/16/2021

Snakes and other animals have incorporated toxins into their bodies for different reasons through evolution. Some have venom for defense, as a way to get away from or threaten a predator. Others are venomous for hunting prey down, weakening it before killing and eating it.

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