… Venomous snakes called front-fanged snakes have fangs at the front end of their upper jaw, allowing them to inject venom into their prey at the moment they bite. These snakes include the elapid snakes (including sea snakes) which have grooved fangs, and the vipers which have tube fangs. Grooved fangs are less effective because some venom leaks out through the grooves, but in elapid snakes the grooves are almost completely closed. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "tube fangs" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…前牙類と呼ばれる毒ヘビは上あご前端に毒牙を生じたもので,獲物にかみついた瞬間に毒を注入できる。これらの毒ヘビには溝牙をもつコブラ科(ウミヘビ類を含む)と,管牙をもつクサリヘビ科とが含まれる。溝牙は毒液が多少溝から漏れて効率が悪いが,コブラ類では溝がほとんど閉ざされている。… ※「管牙」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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