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Lichanura
at Mon May 16 21:16:16 2005 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Lichanura ]
With all due respects, it seems that your answers are conjecture and probabilities. Non-the-less, I only wish to make the point that, it is obvious that a snake does not need to inject its digestive enzymes into its prey to have successful digestion: whether they are a venomous reptile or not.
I very well realize the complexity of reptilian venoms. I began research thinking that I may use venoms for taxonomic
relationships. No way, because of the reasons that you stated. Variations of venoms due to age, geography, sex and diet made my research impossible.
I was working under Dr. Brattstrom and he assured me that it was impossible with our current technology. That was 20 years ago.
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RE: Venom Duct Removal - Surgery or Butchery? - Lichanura, Mon May 16 21:16:16 2005