While snakes occasionally use their venom in self defense, this is not believed to have had a strong effect on venom evolution. The evolution of venom is...

Snake venom is a highly toxic saliva containing zootoxins that facilitates in the immobilization and digestion of prey. This also provides defense against...

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Recruitment—Gene Duplication and the Origin and Evolution of Snake Venom Toxins". Genome Biology and Evolution. 6 (8): 2088–2095. doi:10.1093/gbe/evu166. PMC 4231632...

of a limb or other chronic problems or even death. The outcome depends on the type of snake, the area of the body bitten, the amount of snake venom injected...

Venomous snakes are species of the suborder Serpentes that are capable of producing venom, which they use for killing prey, for defense, and to assist...

Kevin (2023-03-29). "Diversity Begets Diversity When Diet Drives Snake Venom Evolution, but Evenness Rather Than Richness Is What Counts". Toxins. 15 (4):...

The platypus is one of the few living mammals to produce venom. The venom is made in venom glands that are connected to hollow spurs on their hind legs;...

others, any of these venomous snakes are still very capable of causing human fatalities should a bite go untreated, regardless of their venom capabilities...

a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus...

completely aquatic of all extant air-breathing vertebrates. Among this group are species with some of the most potent venoms of all snakes. Some have gentle...

venomous land snake after the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), based on its LD50 value (subcutaneous) in mice. The main effects of its venom are on...

C-terminal domain that contains a transmembrane region. ADAM Protein Evolution of snake venom Oliveira, Ana L.; Viegas, Matilde F.; da Silva, Saulo L.; Soares...

eggs. Garter snakes were long thought to be non-venomous, but discoveries in the early 2000s revealed that they produce a neurotoxic venom. Despite this...

once by parallel evolution; 'non-venomous' snake lineages have either lost the ability to produce venom (but may still have lingering venom pseudogenes) or...

protein superfamily of small toxin proteins found in the venom of snakes. Three-finger toxins are in turn members of a larger superfamily of three-finger protein...

potent venom than the North American hognoses. In the Old World, none of the coral snake species usually fit the mnemonic. Most species of coral snake are...

genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (51): 20651–20656...

is simply a tool the snake can choose to employ from an accessory venom gland it has. In most instances, the viper injects a venom that tends to immobilize...

badger don't care: Convergent evolution of venom-targeted nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in mammals that survive venomous snake bites". Toxicon. 99 (1):...

Conservation of Nature, though may have declined with the spread of the cane toad. Its venom is not as potent as those of Australia's other dangerous snakes, but...

Blue coral snake venom has only occasionally caused human deaths. This species has unusually long venom glands, extending to 25% of the length of the body...

founding members of the family, also the best characterized by structure, are the three-finger toxins found in snake venom, which have a variety of pharmacological...

its venom can cause significant illness, no deaths have been recorded from its bite, which is less venomous than other Australian elapid snakes. The...

Tan, NH; Tan, CH (2021). "A Neurotoxic Snake Venom without A2: Proteomics and Cross-Neutralization of the Venom from Senegalese Cobra, Naja senegalensis...

and diversification of snake venom through geologic time Evolution of the brain – Overview of the evolution of the brain Evolution of the eye – Origins...

species do possess small amounts of venom, though the amount is negligible relative to humans. Previously, most rat snakes were assigned to the genus Elaphe...

black venom lack", and referencing the order of traffic lights "yellow, red, stop!" All these mnemonics apply only to the three species of coral snakes native...

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The common garter snake uses toxicity for both offense and defense. On the offensive side, the snake's venom can be toxic to some of its smaller prey,...