What does defanging a snake mean? is it bad? can the snake still kill you?

Question

venomous snakes like cobras is what I mean, would the snake still live? and would it still be aggressive?

Answer 1

Defanging a snake is removing the fangs. It is bad and also worthless. The snake can still kill you. Cobras don't use the fangs as an effective venom-delivery system anyway. They tend to chew on the prey and let the venom enter that way.

Answer 2

Defanging, in my opinion, is in humane. Its bad to do and probably puts a whole lot of pain on the snake. Are you trying to defang a venomous one?

They can still eat i suppose...but it would be very diffucult for them to. They can probably eat only frozen/thawed foods but not live prey.

But in my opinion, defanging is bad and kinda cruel. Oh and also a snake bite cant kill you if its non venomous.

Answer 3

Snakes regenerate fangs, so removing them would be pointless. The operation you are referring to is venomoid. They remove the snakes venom gland so that it could not produce venom. The problem with this is, these snakes require the venom they all produce to aid in breaking down their food, so it is not so good for them. It is a cruel and unnecessary procedure. If you cannot take care of a hot snake, do not get one.

On another note, a venomous snakes fangs are like a hypodermic needle, they get bacteria stuck p in them and if they bite you, you could end up with a serious infection. A Gaboon viper has fangs that reach 2 inches in length, a man was bitten on the calf by a venomoid gaboon and got a staph infection that killed him... was it worth putting the snake through the operation, no!

Answer 4

Defanging the snake means removing the fangs. This is only a temporary change to the snake as their fangs grow back. Unfortunately, the cobras in India do get their fangs ripped out by the "snake charmers" and most die from infection later.  There is an operation that removes the venom gland, but most vets will not perform it and it's unethical and cruel to do so.

Answer 5

'Defanging' a venomous snake is like buying a corvette and pulling the engine because it's too fast. Hot snakes aren't meant to be handled.

Answer 6

defanging means removeing the fangs. depending on how much is removed, no it cant kill u, they have no way of putting the venom into the skin

Answer 7

snakes that are sold in pet stores cant kill you period....its illegal in most states to sell venomous snakes....the only ones that can kill you are constrictors.....before you defang your snake I would talk to a vet because I am pretty sure it would make it harder for the snake to eat

Answer 8

It's an operation to make a venomous snake not venomous, yes it is bad if you don't want to get bitten don't get a venomous snake, yes often the snake can still manage to inject venom even after the procedure is performed.

It's just as stupid as declawing a cat or debarking a dog.

Answer 9

It means they have removed the fangs from a venomous snake.  It is considered to be cruel, as it is traumatic to the snake, and if they survive the defanging, they will have a harder time capturing prey and eating it.  Defanging is common in places where "snake charmers" use cobras to entertain the public.  The snake may still have venom, which means that if it gets into an open cut or sore, or into your eyes, it can harm or kill you.

There is another procedure called devenomizing where a snake's venom glands are removed, but the fangs are intact.  This procedure is also very controversial, and is used primarily in developed countries to allow people to keep venomous snakes as pets without the danger; these snakes are called "venomoid".  Venomoid snakes are still potentially dangerous if the surgeon did not get all of the gland removed, and should still be treated as "hot".

"Defanging a snake" is also an Indonesian term for a specific martial arts maneuver, where a deep slash is made to the inside wrist of the opponent's weapon hand, causing him to drop his weapon.