I think it was shown komodo dragons do produce their own venom as well as having bacteria ridden mouths
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Mothra@mander.xyz 5 days agoAre the toxins in the saliva a product of bacteria (as it happens with komodo dragons) or do the mammals themselves produce the toxins?
hangyor@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I had always heard this but recently I saw a video by Real Science (i think) on youtube/nebula that was discussing the debat about this topic. I can link the youtube video if you would like.
phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Solenodons have a modified salivary gland and a sort of channel for the venom, related fossils show full on hollow teeth similar a snake.
The slow loris mixes their sweat with their saliva(both saliva and sweat are toxic).
However in both cases I’m not sure about the molecular details of toxin production. E.g. whether the loris or solenodon just carry certain bacteria that make the toxin or whether they produce from their own cells.