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mkper5
at Wed Jun 7 12:39:06 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mkper5 ]
Hello, thanks for the info, the way to tell if something is venomous or not is simple in my opinion. An animal that is venomous uses its venom to help or entirely subdue its prey. All animals have saliva and all contain bacteria. I would not consider bacteria a venom, however some bacteria do create harmful chemicals but in order to be venomous I would think the animal itself should produce the venom. That is my view but it does have its faults. The blue ring octopus uses bacteria for deadly chemicals and is considerd venomous. As far as monitors saliva being venomous, I would not think so but I am sure it does have certain compounds in it that with millions of years evolution could turn into a venom. Thanks
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RE: Venomous Lizards - mkper5, Wed Jun 7 12:39:06 2006