The most
venomous animal on the planet isn't a snake, a spider, or a scorpion; it's a snail — a cone snail, to be precise.
Not exact matches
Moreover, venom research has mostly neglected ancient
animal groups in favor of focusing
on venomous snakes and cone snails, which are both «young»
animal groups that originated only recently in evolutionary timescales, approximately 50 million years ago.
That unique ecological role for the wasps» venom could explain why these
animals rely so heavily
on a different mechanism for gene evolution than other
venomous species.
It has long been known that black widow spiders, like some
venomous snakes, can deliver «dry bites» to warn off larger
animals without wasting venom
on them.
A small bite mark may be from a bite or other injury; with this level of reaction I would be concerned with a possible snake or spider bite (would be dependent
on your location); any suspected bite mark could have been swabbed for a venom test to see if it was from a
venomous animal.
The snake is not
venomous or dangerous and is within school guidelines for
animals on campus, Wait said.
Animals on the list for permits include wolves, bears, wild cats,
venomous reptiles and crocodilians that are at least five feet long.
Also: a. No wild, dangerous, feral,
venomous, «tamed» wild, or farm
animals of any kind are permitted
on Premises.