[eli5] Why are snakes not poisoned by their own venom?

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[eli5] Why are snakes not poisoned by their own venom?

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Similar to why humans don’t get hurt by their own stomach acid. They have specialized sacs that hold their venom, and the tracts that the venom follows through their systems are evolutionarily designed to withstand it.

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