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We got a new piece of equipment at work, and I always wanted to do a nice scan of a fang. Now I have. The resolution of these is 10um. I don't know what species the fang came from.

-Michael Brodt

cool pics, thanx for sharing. the third pic shows a "spur" on the inside of the fang. do you see it? i just got to wondering if this spur effects the flow of venom. if it was present in all fangs, or just this instance. thanx again for sharing.
joe

maybe part of some find of check valve so the snake doesn't get blood from its prey (and accompanying parasites or diseases) into its own bloodstream, digestive juices should kill off anything if prey is eaten. of course you wouldn't see any soft tissue in that kind of scan. or a method of controlling the amount of venom injected. again a good anchor point for a muscle or some other soft tissue. could even be the cause of "dry bites" pure conjecture of course. but very interesting. great pictures, thanks
Mike

That's so freaking cool!!

Al
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Mike, send me your address and I'll send you a few bushmaster and large Bothrops fangs.

MH

Thanks for sharing Michael - absolutely UNVBELIEVABLE. I'd like to talk to you off line about getting these pics to incorporate into our exhibit signage.

many thanks,
Rob Carmichael
Wildlife Discovery Center

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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL