How venomous snakes got their fangs
- Written by Alessandro Palci, Research Associate in Evolutionary Biology, Flinders University
Tontan Travel, Author providedVenomous snakes inject a cocktail of toxins using venom fangs — specialised teeth with grooves or canals running through them to guide the venom into a bite wound. Uniquely among animals, grooved and tubular teeth have evolved many times in snakes.
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