Venom is usually associated with insect stings and reptile bites. But this versatile, injectable substance is also used to attack or defend by a number of animals - including some you might not expect ...

Shrews are actually one of the few venomous mammals. Their bite has a paralyzing effect other tiny prey. If a person is bit ...

Food and Feeding Behavior: The neurotoxic saliva of the short-tailed shrew is a unique adaptation among North American mammals. Its poisonous bite is a result of secretions of the submaxillary glands ...

Their secret? Venomous spit. In fact, these shrews are one of the only mammals on Earth with a toxic bite. But even they can’t contend with our next hunter, the mongoose. They mostly dine on ...

the short-tailed shrew and the slow loris, the world’s only venomous primate. Because of the great variety, scientists suspect that the adaptation evolved not once but many times. A venomous ...

adding that they cut off a small piece of the shrews’ tails for genetic testing. “They bite and they’re venomous. So we had ...

The way a venom functions depends on what an animal needs it for. Shrew venom, for example, acts as a preservative. Shrews use their toxin-filled saliva to immobilise their prey. Storing their food in ...