I remember someone saying in a thread a while ago that heterodon teeth are no longer believed to be used for popping toads. I though little of it at the time but today I was reading about it in a book. Book said the teeth are used to pop lungs and create a slit for venom to flow. Is that true?



Or are the teeth simply a means of getting venom in, weakening the toad and it then deflates on it's own. That would seem more likely to me, I'd think it'd be tough to puncture both lungs with any real consistancy, especually with different sizes of toad.



Does the venom actually flow through the tooth as in a viper or elapid or do the ducts simply deposit it in the mouth and allow it to mix with the saliva?



If the venom does mix with the saliva, is the venom always of the same concentration or does the snake only release it when foods on the way?



What type of venom is it? Symptoms?



Thank You

Cam Hanna
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