01-04-2005, 02:56 PM
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I was turned into a Newt...... but I got better.
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Rear fanged is actually misnamed. The enlarged teeth are usually located under the eye. "Rear" just means that it is not situated at the front of the mouth. Corals are elapids. They have short fixed fangs at the front of the mouth. The reason they refer to them as fixed is because they do not fold down like viper fangs. I am sure there are some great images online, I just dont have any on hand. And you are absolutely right about Corals. It is also misunderstood that a Coral has to bite a finger or toe. Thier jaws are very flexible and they are capable of inflicting an envenomation on the thigh or chest.
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