door Louthesnakeman » 02 aug 2011 18:28
Garters were long thought to be nonvenomous, but recent discoveries have revealed that they do in fact produce a mild neurotoxic venom.[3] Garter snakes cannot kill humans with the small amounts of venom they produce, which is comparatively mild, and they also lack an effective means of delivering it. They do have enlarged teeth in the back of their mouth, but their gums are significantly larger.[4][5] Whereas most venomous snakes have anterior or forward venom glands, the Duvernoy's gland of garters are posterior (to the rear) of the snake's eyes.[6] The mild poison is spread into wounds through a chewing action. The properties of the venom are not well known, but it appears to contain 3FTx, commonly known as three-finger toxin, which is a neurotoxin commonly found in the venom of colubrids and elapids. A bite may result in mild swelling and an itching sensation. There are no known cases of serious injury and extremely few with symptoms of envenomation.
das wikipedia,
ook op het thamnophisforum word gesproken over dat thamnophissen ophistoglyf zijn. Ook word dit erkend door Thamnophis.eu.
het boek New scientist en het boek "venomous bites from non-venomous snakes"
hier een foto van de giftandjes van een thamnophis.
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