....is being too kind
The post is that of a nutcase & I'm amazed Al you'd believe any of it! Guarantee any fang that went thru the GI tract of a snake..has no venom left on it or in it when it leaves the exhaust port!
Now I wonder if the good professor might take a few moments to explain/ponder this...
It is my rudimentary understanding that their are opisthoglyphs that have rigid fangs & those whose glyphs can be erected via movable maxillary/(pre-maxillary?)bones. Is this firstly factual? & secondarily...does the presence or absence of this trait indicate evolutionary convergence to their modern rear fanged status or are all the opistho's directly related, & thus this retractable fang trait would be a derived character?
As always we appreciate your presence & insights here & elsewhere...

Cheers, John Gunn

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• Serious Envenomation by shed fang - phobos, Tue Mar 21 10:04:32 2006
• RE: Serious Envenomation by shed fang - Carmichael, Tue Mar 21 12:44:47 2006
• WOW!! - CBH, Tue Mar 21 13:01:50 2006
• I think... - Mike M., Thu Mar 23 19:44:04 2006
• RE: I think... - Greg Longhurst, Fri Mar 24 04:33:58 2006
• IT'S NOT THAT HARD! - MaxPeterson, Sun Mar 26 07:28:23 2006
• I think... - eunectes4, Sun Mar 26 14:46:36 2006
• RE: IT'S NOT THAT HARD! - Mike M., Sun Mar 26 21:28:36 2006
• RE: Serious Envenomation by shed fang - KRZ, Tue Mar 21 18:42:48 2006
• hmmmm.... - bthacker, Tue Mar 21 22:21:55 2006
• If I've said it once, I've said it twice - Shane_OK, Wed Mar 22 01:47:14 2006
• RE: Serious Envenomation by shed fang - WW, Wed Mar 22 02:27:48 2006
• ...me suggests the good Dr.., - regalringneck, Wed Mar 22 04:37:37 2006
• RE: ...me suggests the good Dr.., - phobos, Wed Mar 22 07:07:48 2006
• Uhhh.... - SnakesAndStuff, Wed Mar 22 10:55:43 2006
• RE: Uhhh.... - phobos, Wed Mar 22 15:57:54 2006
• RE: Uhhh.... - SnakesAndStuff, Wed Mar 22 17:13:28 2006
• RE: Uhhh.... - texasreptiles, Wed Mar 22 18:03:35 2006
• Venom in shed fangs - WW, Wed Mar 22 09:01:05 2006
• All I have to say is.. - eunectes4, Wed Mar 22 10:53:19 2006
• RE: All I have to say is.. - WW, Wed Mar 22 10:55:31 2006
• RE: All I have to say is.. - eunectes4, Wed Mar 22 11:20:02 2006
• RE: All I have to say is.. - texasreptiles, Wed Mar 22 16:06:37 2006
• RE: Serious Envenomation by shed fang - evil-elvis, Thu Mar 23 22:40:05 2006