Which lineages include venomous snakes? Include a phylogenetic tree that shows that. Are venom and fangs seen in one lineage or several? Is there convergent evolution?
venomous snakes belong to the lineages of serpentes .They are capable of producing venom to immobilize their prey .
Snakes can be put in four group based on their teeth which directly correlate with venom and lineage. Aglyphous snakes are commonly called fangless; opisthoglyphous snakes rear-fanged or back-fanged; and both Proteroglyphous and Solenoglyphous snakes are referred to as front-fanged.
Venom is actually a form of saliva. It is believed that snake has developed venom for killing its prey , for food related activity or to defend itself from threats.
Under Caenophidia comes the deadly venomous snake
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