How can venomous creatures inject venom that can kill or maim most animals, but they aren’t affected by the venom while they’re holding it in their body?

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How can venomous creatures inject venom that can kill or maim most animals, but they aren’t affected by the venom while they’re holding it in their body?

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Answer 1

The snake stores the venom inside a special part of their body, known as a gland, which keeps the venom out of the snake’s blood system and protects them from it. The gland squirts the venom out through the snake’s fangs when it bites an animal, and the venom gets into the animal’s blood system.

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