Or is it something that develops as they get older?
2006-08-31 09:23:28 · 14 answers · asked by Sonny Walkman 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
snakes use poison to kill prey,most snakes don't eat until after their first shed which is usually around 7-10 days after hatching so they need to be venomous by then.
2006-08-31 09:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by mark 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is. In fact it's actually more potent in younger snakes than older ones,reason being the poison gets diluted w/age because the diet dilutes it. Even though the snake will still produce venom all it's life.
2006-09-01 02:43:49 · answer #2 · answered by rhatcher1313 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe a lot of them do . . . the poison is present in sacs in their jaws when they are born/hatched . . . it is not something they aquire by say digesting flesh or plants of other creatures . . . they can also control whether or not their bites channel venom into their prey.
2006-08-31 19:07:02 · answer #3 · answered by Isis-sama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do and as a matter of fact a water machison is more deadly as a young snake because they can't control the volume of venum.
2006-08-31 16:26:42 · answer #4 · answered by Karrien Sim Peters 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snakes are venomous, not poisonous. Something is venemous if it has a sting or bite with poison in (like a venemous snake or a jellyfish etc)
It is poisonous if it has substances that make you ill when you eat it. (like a poisonous mushroom or frog).
Anyway, venomous snakes are venomous as soon as they hatch (or are born in the case of live breeding snakes). in fact their venom is often stronger in proportion to that of adult snakes.
2006-08-31 17:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by ukstubby 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes that is their defence mechanism! newborn snakes are usually more toxic at hatching than parents at maturity!
2006-08-31 19:46:19 · answer #6 · answered by motherpeanutbutterbutinsky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-08-31 22:57:59 · answer #7 · answered by Colonyhkman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are poison as soon as they hatch..
That is how they kill their food...
2006-08-31 16:29:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could always stop by and ask the guy who got bitten by an Adder in Derbyshire recently...
2006-08-31 16:26:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, sometimes their mouths could barely fit around yr finger when their born though
2006-08-31 17:52:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋