Monitors: Deserving of respect (xrays included)

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01-09-13, 04:37 PM

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Pirarucu

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Re: Monitors: Deserving of respect (xrays included)

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Originally Posted by RandyRhoads

That's cool BUT saliva contains proteins so if it's only used to aid digestion in a herbivore, what makes it true venom?

Venom is saliva. Venom glands are salivary glands, modified to produce saliva with a specific function. Truthfully it is a very blurred line. It could be argued that all saliva is venom.

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