Re: "Study shows more to a lizard bite than a nasty nip"

[Colin McHenry <cmchenry@westserv.net.au>]

Allan Edels wrote:

> > From Reuters, via Yahoo:
>
> Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051116/sc_nm/science_venom_dc
>
>
> Study shows more to a lizard bite than a nasty nip
> By Wendel Broere
> 2 hours, 22 minutes ago  (approx. 1:06 PM EST)
>
> This study demonstrates there are venom toxins in two more lizard 
> families: monitor lizards, such as the Komodo dragon, and iguania such 
> as the bearded dragon and green iguana, but their toxin secreting 
> glands are smaller than those of snakes.


In case anyone is wondering what sort of iguana a bearded dragon is, 
it's an agamid (Pogona barbata).  And up until now regarded as cute and 
a popular pet....

Very interesting stuff...

Colin

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