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venom

(Science: chemical) A toxic secretion in animals that is actively delivered to the target organism, either to paralyse or incapacitate or else to cause pain as a defence mechanism. Commonly include protein and peptide toxins.


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Re: What is the most poisonous snake in da world?

I think a black mamba is the most poisonous snake in the world. Only 2mg of its venom can kill a human. it can attack from 4-6 feet. Though now it is on the verge of extinction.

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by stephenmorphey
Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:05 am
 
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What is the most poisonous snake in da world?

... poisonous by far is Belcher's Sea Snake...and the most poisonous land snake is the inland Taipan, look it up. The King Cobra produces the most venom, and the Krait snake is no. 3. The Black Mamba is actually no. 7, as a matter of fact only two snakes on the list above are even in the top 10. ...

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by Soldier1969
Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:01 pm
 
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Re: What is the most poisonous snake in da world?

... who survived, propensity for the snake to attack without apparent provocation ect. It could get incredibly complicated, especially since new venomous snakes are discovered fairly regularly. Or you could just find the ration of victims bitten to victims dead. I'm assuming that you are assuming ...

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by Jasper903
Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:08 pm
 
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Re: What is the most poisonous snake in da world?

... exipired page! Aargh here we go again! NickMonk is correct that we should not refer to these snakes as poisonous. A good rule of thumb is that venoms are injected and poinsons are ingested so anything which kills its prey by injected venom is venomous. It is difficult to pin down exactly which ...

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by cazmantis
Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:50 am
 
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Re: What is the most poisonous snake in da world?

i think its the king cobra cause of what i know its venom can take down an elephant in about two minutes! :D

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by narwhal09
Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:05 am
 
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