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From: chi9@quads.uchicago.edu (Lucius Chiaraviglio)
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Subject: Snake venom (was Re: natural/synthetic)
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Date: 5 Feb 91 04:02:25 GMT
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In article <1991Feb4.095746.15291@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au>
paul.savage@carbon.chem.csiro.au writes:
>  [. . .] Cobra venom is "natural" but we would hardly ingest it by  choice.

	Actually, are snake venoms toxic if ingested?  I thought they had to
get into the blood or lymph (or CSF, if you're colossally unlucky) to do their
dirty work.

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