What is in that ring?
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We're afraid of poisonous snakes, but most snakes have no
venom and therefore are not dangerous. What can a non-
poisonous snake do to ward off predators? One type of snake
has developed its own version of the "poison ring" that
certain Medieval ladies wore in case they wanted to pour a
lethal substance into someone's drink.
Herpetologists Deborah Hutchinson and Alan Savitzky
discovered an Asian snake that eats poisonous toads, so it
can use the toad toxin as a defensive weapon. It stores the
toad poison in its neck glands, where it can be released
during an attack.
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