Defensive venom? Some coral snakes (Micrurus) have specifically pain-inducing toxins in their venoms (IMAGE)
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Defensive venom? Some coral snakes (Micrurus) have specifically pain-inducing toxins in their venoms, suggesting that natural selection for defence may have played a role in their evolution -- a possible exception to the rule uncovered in this study.
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Wolfgang Wuster
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