Can a venemous snake with fangs accidentally bite its own lower jaw, and if so what happens to the snake?

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Can a venemous snake with fangs accidentally bite its own lower jaw, and if so what happens to the snake?

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From my understanding, the mechanics of the snakes jaw also prevent it from bitting itself unless there are extreme cases. In the same way a humans molars cannot touch their incisors (unless extreme cases) in the same way, the biological hinges of a snakes jaw will cause the fangs to sheathe within their respective cavities

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