Assertion: komodo dragon | /r/HasAspect | venom glands
Facets:
value: in its lower jaws
type: LOCATION
value: unlike snakes
type: OTHER
value: in its mouth
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The Komodo dragon has venom glands loaded with toxins that lower blood pressure, cause massive bleeding, prevent clotting, and induce shock.
text: Aside from the bacteria in their mouth and Komodo dragon saliva, experts have recently claimed that Komodo dragons have a “venom” gland in their lower jaw.
text: Recent research however, indicates that the real reason for such a high success rate in poisoning its prey could be down to the fact that the Komodo Dragon may have a venom gland in its mouth.
text: Yet, meanwhile scientists have proven that Komodo dragons have poison glands which transmit poisonous proteins into the wound of the victim.
text: Unlike snakes, which have only one venom gland which delivers venom to both fangs, the komodo dragon has many venom glands located between its teeth, which are serrated like a steak knife.
text: The Komodo dragon has two poisonous glands in the lower jaw that produce toxic proteins.
text: However, recent studies suggest that the Komodo dragon has venom glands, and that the lizard’s victims succumb to its venomous bite rather than infections caused by bacteria.
text: In addition to this deadly bacterial brew, the Komodo dragon has venom glands in its lower jaws which match the potency of the inland taipan, a venomous snake.
text: But in 2009, Fry and his colleagues discovered that Komodo dragons actually have venom glands located between their teeth.
text: In addition to the deadly bacteria, the Komodo dragon has venom glands in its lower jaws which match the potency of the inland taipan, a venomous snake.