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A snake
...that the saliva of a
common garter snake
may be toxic to
amphibians
and other small animals?
... that the
rough-scaled sea snake
is highly
venomous
and every
scale
on its body is adorned with a spine?
... that the
Late Cretaceous
madtsoiid
snake
Menarana
had several adaptations for head-first
burrowing
, but its large size may have made burrowing difficult or impossible?
... that
mole snakes
can inflict serious bite wounds, but nonetheless are said to make good pets?
...that
pit vipers
and some
boas
and
pythons
have
specialized facial pits
for sensing
infrared radiation
?