How snake fangs evolved to perfectly fit their food
- Written by Silke Cleuren, PhD candidate, Monash University
Mark Kostich / ShutterstockFew structures in nature inspire more fear and fascination than the fangs of venomous snakes.
These needle-like teeth are used by snakes to pierce their prey and inject deadly venom. With more than 3000 species of snake inhabiting our world, we wondered: are all their fangs the same? Or are their fangs differently shaped...





