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**Minkness** · 04-13-15, 01:20 PM

What does venomoid mean?

D Grade · 04-13-15, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Minkness

What does venomoid mean?

Ive always assumed that it is an animal capable of injecting venom and envenomating a human being (aka: a "hot"), whether front hinged fang, front fixed fang, or rear fang. Front hinged fangs species include Crotalus/Sistrus (Rattlesnakes) and other Pit Vipers and Viperidae. Front fixed fangs including Naja (Cobras) and Mamba species, rear fanged including Boiga Dendrophila (Mangrove) and even Hognose snakes.

SnoopySnake · 04-13-15, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Minkness

What does venomoid mean?

Venomoids are hots that have had their venom glands removed. I'm not sure if hots that have fangs removed count since they grow back and can still produce venom.

As far as the original question goes, I'm not sure. It's a tough call, but I'd probably go with a Trimeresurus mangshanensis-Mangshan Pit Viper.