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Copperhead venom glands
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by KINGRIUS on June 10, 2004
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I've had an Osage copperhead for about a week(my first venomous), and I'm wondering if anyone knows how long it takes for their venom to regenerate. I fed him a hopper last Tuesday then another this past tuesday, and he struck it at least four times and it still wasn't dead. It was still alive when he began to swallow it. Is it Possible that he's not injecting much venom with each bite? Or does it take more than a week for their glands to regenerate?
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RE: Copperhead venom glands
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by pviper on June 11, 2004
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Copperheads, like all pit vipers, have heat sensors set between their nostrils and eyes. The heat sensors tell them how big the prey item is. So if their prey item is not vary big, putting off hardly any heat, this would cause the snake to release less of the toxic juice. So don't be fooled into thinking that you can handle the snake just after it has bitten it's prey, because it still likely has venom in it's glands.
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