Re: Komodo Dragon has Venom not bacteria
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...d+dragon+venom
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:No, there is not possible way for the Venom to get to you, unless your beardie is seriously injured
That person worded it wrong I guess.
Re: Komodo Dragon has Venom not bacteria
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Originally Posted by
_Venom_
Non-opistoglyphic colubrids and varanids have no way of injecting it either.........that doesn't mean that they don't use it.:)
Re: Komodo Dragon has Venom not bacteria
Not sure if this counts for varanids too, but "venomous" colubrids actually have their "venom" in salivary glands.
So basically, they chew their venom into whatever they're chewing on.
Re: Komodo Dragon has Venom not bacteria
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Originally Posted by
DutchHerp
Not sure if this counts for varanids too, but "venomous" colubrids actually have their "venom" in salivary glands.
So basically, they chew their venom into whatever they're chewing on.
If they have grooved rear teeth (opistoglyphs) it runs from the groove into the wound (boiga, rhabdophis, rhamphiophis, dispholidus).
If they have no grooves (aglyphs) it gets chewed in - thamnophis is a good example, as are drymarchon.
The venom is squeezed out of the gland by the chewing action and also by the gland and the tissue surrounding it becoming swollen with blood. It seems to flow in through the bite wounds - the exact mechanics of how, when, why and how much venom colubrids inject are not well understood.
Fry has described varanids as "having developed the lower jaw gland into a very complex venom gland. It is hollow, stores liquid venom and there are garden hose like ducts leading to the big teeth on the lower jaw. Even just gently squeezing the gland results in pooling of venom at the base of the teeth!"
