venom gland
Toxin production organ
A venom gland is a specialized organ in snakes, spiders, scorpions, and other venomous animals that produces and stores toxic secretions.
The gland typically connects to fangs, stingers, or other delivery structures that inject venom into prey or predators: The snake's venom glands sit just behind its eyes.
- ductTube conveying fluid
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- snake bitePuncture from legless reptile
- lethal doseAmount causing death
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
secretion · milking · toxins · predation · cobra · king cobra · reservoir · snake · sea snake · peptides · proteins · enzymes · viper · pit viper · reptile · deadly · scorpion · defense mechanism
- insect glands
- animal defensespoison, toxin, toxins, horns, shells
- reptile anatomyskeleton, bones, lungs, skull, ribs
- arachnid anatomyspinnerets, pedicel, carapace, book lungs, cephalothorax
- invertebrate anatomyantennae, exoskeleton, gills, ganglia, nerve cord
- cephalopodscephalopod, octopus, squid, nautilus, cuttlefish
biological function
venom glandmammary gland
Milk-secreting tissue structure
salivary gland · sebaceous gland · tear gland · thymus · lymph node
predator-prey anatomy
venom glandarmor plating
Defensive metal cladding
protective shell · carapace · quills · spines · ink sac