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**eEwbYjOH** · 05-26-2012, 04:42 AM

Yes...garter snake venom is not injected through fangs, but is in the saliva. When it was first discovered, it was believed to be toad venom that had remained in their mouths. AFIK, however, it is now believed that snakes of the genus Thamnophis (garters and ribbons) do produce their own venom.

05-26-2012, 04:42 AM	#26
eEwbYjOH Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 455 Senior Member	Yes...garter snake venom is not injected through fangs, but is in the saliva. When it was first discovered, it was believed to be toad venom that had remained in their mouths. AFIK, however, it is now believed that snakes of the genus Thamnophis (garters and ribbons) do produce their own venom.
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