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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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What does everybody think of this?
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false water cobras
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Black Cats Breeding!
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Boiga drapeizii shedding
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Mangrove's likey each other:
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Boiga jaspidae photos
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Dendrelaphis spp. keepers? Info wanted!
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Eastern Tiger Pics
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Boiga drapeizii
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Picture baby FWC
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CH Boiga dendrophila?
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rear fang curiousity
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Mexican Parrot Snake:
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a wide body
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And another
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Another.
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False Water Cobra
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my new baby FWC
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my new baby has arrived!
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false water cobra, cage size?
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FWC, tank size?
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please reply!!!
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Alternative Ahaetulla Prey Items
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Imantoides cenchoa
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Some Quick Ahaetulla prasina Questions
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Baby CB olfersii photos
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Feeding a False water cobra
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Malpolon moilensis?
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Boiga morphs
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Eastern Tiger Pic
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by matt85 - Apr 09, 2007 06:07 AM |
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new to rearfangs
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mangrove snake??
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Ahaetulla nasuta pic
by rptlqueen - Apr 05, 2007 08:19 AM |
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Boiga dendrophila bite?
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Ahaetulla parasites
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Adult FWC Pics
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FWC lifespan?
by Jabba954 - Apr 02, 2007 04:38 PM |
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Puerto Rican racer
by angel22 - Mar 26, 2007 08:00 PM |
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Pics
by Sharkman20 - Mar 26, 2007 03:45 PM |
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Golden Vine Snake:
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Baron's racer hatchling after first shed
by hahaman - Mar 18, 2007 11:31 AM |
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Mar 18, 2007 08:15 PM by BillyBoy |
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Is this Boiga d.dendrophila or melanota?
by Royreptile - Mar 16, 2007 10:38 PM |
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Mar 18, 2007 11:25 AM by Royreptile |
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FWC Scale Counts.?
by dexterdoolittle - Mar 15, 2007 04:23 PM |
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Nov 06, 2007 04:51 PM by pyroboas |
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My big baby FWC
by Ghign - Mar 12, 2007 03:21 PM |
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Apr 22, 2007 01:09 AM by matt85 |
