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Rear-Fanged
Gallery Photo: lobeo016
Opisthoglyphous snakes (rearward grooves), found in the reptile family Colubridae, usually possess weak venom injected by a pair of enlarged teeth at the back which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture. Since these fangs are not at the front of the mouth this arrangement is called rear-fanged. To envenomate prey, a rear-fanged snake must move the prey into the rear of its mouth and then penetrate it with its fangs, presenting difficulties with large prey although they can quickly move smaller prey into position. While the venom of most opisthoglyphous snakes is too weak to harm humans, sometimes this is not the case. Notably, herpetologists Karl Schmidt and Robert Mertens were killed by a boomslang and twig snake, respectively. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.
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I just want a False Water Cobra
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Venom Testing - Mangroves vs. FWCs
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FWC photo shoot
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New baroni-stripe project
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Mangroves wanted
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how much do mussie cost? and who has
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mussie jaws
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Jul 09, 2013 10:19 PM by nfafan |
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Oxyrhopus rhombifer update
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Eastern tiger snake
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Baby baroni!
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Feeding hatchling baroni
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Jul 02, 2012 05:07 PM by a153fish |
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by ccphoto - Mar 26, 2012 04:09 PM |
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vine snake food
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Breeding False Water Cobra
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Hatchling Mussuranas
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Oct 10, 2011 12:45 AM by mikefedzen |
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Ball o baroni
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Barrons racer breeding
by dillonGooder - Jul 21, 2011 04:51 PM |
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Dec 03, 2011 11:10 PM by elaphe17 |
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Hatchling Mangrove
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Parrot Snake Feeding Info
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African Boomslang shamming death
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Philodryas Barroni Pics
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POS in mangrove snakes
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by Jonasgn - Mar 20, 2011 12:05 PM |
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African dwarf frogs feeders?
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Boomslangs at SCZ
by Z_G_Reptiles - Mar 14, 2011 11:21 PM |
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Mar 15, 2011 08:17 PM by Z_G_Reptiles |
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Malagasy Cat Eyed Snake
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Jun 01, 2011 04:45 PM by Frk54 |
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New male Chinese False Cobra
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Mar 15, 2011 05:02 PM by lexxxx300 |
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Chinese false cobra care?
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Jul 30, 2011 08:54 PM by KeeperWang |
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She is so freakin cute
by lexxxx300 - Mar 06, 2011 09:56 PM |
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White-Spotted Cat Snake, Boiga drapiezii
by reptaquatic - Mar 01, 2011 09:58 PM |
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Mar 03, 2011 05:46 PM by vegasbilly |
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Cage shots of Pseudoxenodon bambusicola
by lexxxx300 - Feb 25, 2011 11:14 AM |
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Apr 26, 2012 10:18 PM by a153fish |
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Chinese False cobra
by lexxxx300 - Feb 24, 2011 11:45 AM |
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Feb 24, 2011 05:19 PM by lexxxx300 |
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Parrot Snake Info
by lobeo016 - Feb 21, 2011 10:16 PM |
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Apr 02, 2011 11:26 PM by RickGordon |
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Dipsadoboa flavida babys CB10
by SergeiS - Jan 27, 2011 11:24 PM |
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Blue Baroni/ baron's racer/ pampas racer
by Matt97 - Jan 26, 2011 12:37 PM |
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mussurana
by mikefedzen - Jan 24, 2011 05:56 PM |
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Jan 27, 2011 08:29 PM by SergeiS |
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False water cobra hybrids?
by thothway - Jan 13, 2011 06:36 PM |
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Neat Dog Tooth:
by Oxyrhopus - Jan 12, 2011 12:05 AM |
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Jan 13, 2011 08:19 AM by vegasbilly |
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Leioheterodon madagascariensis breeding?
by copper89 - Jan 11, 2011 03:43 PM |
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Nov 12, 2011 12:30 AM by gila91 |
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Philodryas baroni gestation period??
by CX_Taipan - Jan 08, 2011 08:49 PM |
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Jan 14, 2011 12:51 AM by telefrag |
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legal in new york state
by skinny420 - Jan 03, 2011 09:23 AM |
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Jan 12, 2011 02:18 PM by RickGordon |
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philodryas baroni feeding
by telefrag - Dec 28, 2010 11:20 AM |
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Jan 09, 2011 09:46 PM by davidfabius |
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Wild caught tentacled snakes
by rickgordon - Dec 19, 2010 09:17 PM |
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Jan 07, 2011 09:03 AM by rickgordon |
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Madagascarophis
by Frk54 - Dec 17, 2010 03:37 PM |
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Mangroves Finally Out!
by vegasbilly - Dec 11, 2010 06:46 PM |
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Dec 12, 2010 08:07 AM by Bob H |
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False Water Cobras/Local RF keepers
by Potato_Snakes - Dec 06, 2010 08:50 PM |
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Dec 08, 2010 03:37 PM by Potato_Snakes |
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Black Mangroves...
by Potato_Snakes - Oct 08, 2010 10:35 PM |
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Oct 29, 2010 12:26 PM by vegasbilly |
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Looking for experience
by YMICDan - Sep 30, 2010 08:40 PM |
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Oct 09, 2010 01:59 PM by YMICDan |
