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noob question...just curious
ive heard that when a snake bites it can leave teeth in your hand or where ever it gets ya... i was just wondering if their teeth grow back? I know a really silly question, but hey im interested
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Re: noob question...just curious
yeah, they're like gators and sharks that way, teeth are disposable 
they are called "polyphydont" which means they can grow back.
Last edited by Bluebead; 03-22-2009 at 12:00 AM.
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Re: noob question...just curious
They actually lose some teeth while feeding. I'm not sure if this happens all the time, but if you really want to you can go through the poop.
MH
Who the hell is Pat?
"Pattimuss doesn't run, he prances most delicately, like a beautiful but sad fairy, winged and capped, curly toed shoes on each foot, dancing on dewdrops while lazy crickets play soft music for him to keep time by...." - Wes
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Re: noob question...just curious
 Originally Posted by DutchHerp
They actually lose some teeth while feeding. I'm not sure if this happens all the time, but if you really want to you can go through the poop. 
They should be able to digest the teeth right? Just like they can digest the bones of the mammals they eat?
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Re: noob question...just curious
 Originally Posted by Kaorte
They should be able to digest the teeth right? Just like they can digest the bones of the mammals they eat?
That's what I figured too. I think I've heard of instances though... could be wrong.

*Edit* From The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago by Hans E. A. Boos,
Even other snakes are suspected prey, as snake teeth have been found in feces, though the anaconda's own teeth, which are replaced regularly, may be swallowed and become embedded in the prey animal, to be passed undigested in the feces.
MH
Who the hell is Pat?
"Pattimuss doesn't run, he prances most delicately, like a beautiful but sad fairy, winged and capped, curly toed shoes on each foot, dancing on dewdrops while lazy crickets play soft music for him to keep time by...." - Wes
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Re: noob question...just curious
 Originally Posted by DutchHerp
They actually lose some teeth while feeding. I'm not sure if this happens all the time, but if you really want to you can go through the poop. 
gross dude im not really feeling the whole poop disection lol
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Re: noob question...just curious
My BPs turn rat hair, teeth and eyeballs into a brown log...bones too. I think they can handle ingesting a few of their own teeth.
Thomas "Slim" Whitman
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Re: noob question...just curious
 Originally Posted by Slim
My BPs turn rat hair, teeth and eyeballs into a brown log...bones too. I think they can handle ingesting a few of their own teeth.
mmmmm slim very great mental picture...lol
im almost sorry i asked..haha
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