Special Episode: Snake Venom Evolution
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The Economy of Venom in Sea Snakes
The over kill hypothesis proposes that because snake venoms are so toxic, certain snakes species are able to inject a lot of venom when they bite. But it is quite a simplified view, really, cause the toxicity of snake venoms is often modelled just basically in terms of their toxicity to laboratory animals. These snakes aren't feeding on lab mice in the wild. There's quite compel evidence that pre items and unaltwered creditors have evolved at least some degree of resistance to many snake venoms. You have this kind of a armed race between prey and predator in terms of the potent of the venom.
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