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venom is a modified saliva and it is a mixture of proteins.

this can be classified as Neurotoxins which affects the Nervous system, Hemotoxin which destroys the Circulatory system, Cytotoxin and many more.

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Q: What are the components of a snake's poison?
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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.


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 poisonous snakes have their fangs removed or their poison sacks and or glands removed and render them Harmless?

No. If their glands were removed, the snakes would die, because they need their venom and saliva to digest prey. Yes they can be in countries like India, sri lanka etc the people out own snakes and use them as for their income they do that only they remove d poison sack so that it cant harm anyone


Do all poisions snakes have fangs?

Not all snakes are poisonous. Some are constrictors which means that they bite their prey and wrap themselves around their food to suffocate the prey. Examples of constrictors are Ball Pythons and Anacondas. Poisonous snakes do have poison in their fangs though.


What does venom mean?

Poisonous. Venom is poison that animals like snakes inject when they bite to kill prey.

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Can snakes eat poison dart frogs?

some types of snakes can eat the poison dart frogs, if they can cope with the poison.


Are gartner snakes poison?

No Garter Snakes are not poisonous.


What types of snakes can cope with a poison dart frog's poison?

a bullsnake


How snakes do poison?

Causethere awesome


Are Texas blind snakes poison?

No it is not


What animals produce poison?

Spiders snakes scorpions poison dart frogs box jelly fish


What do snakes use the poison for?

Killing prey.


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.


Do snakes eat frogs for poison?

No, they have poison in the back of there mouth they actually make it themselves.


Do ribbon snakes have poison?

Well get bitten and find out! Haha just kidding, no they do not have poison.


What are the differences between humans and snakes?

snakes dont poison people when they bite them but humans do


Are snakes immune to poison ivy?

Yes the only animals to be allergic to poison ivy are humans.