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harry Cornelius |
Posted - 06/01/2013 : 16:08:15 Just had a nip on my finger and I think it's broke a couple of teeth as I have some bits in my finger, feels like a splinter will these teeth re- grow ? |
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Razee |
Posted - 07/01/2013 : 15:37:33 Wow! Suitably impressed with the nerd words :-) Didn't know those. |
lotabob |
Posted - 07/01/2013 : 00:26:19 WARNING CONTAINS NERD-WORDS
Snake teeth are both acrodont (attached to the bone) and polyphydont (able to grow back when lost). |
Moppet |
Posted - 06/01/2013 : 17:26:55 Lots of snakes often lose teeth when they bite, leaving them behind in the bite site. I always assumed they would grow back, otherwise they wouldn't lose them so easily but I can't seem to find any definite answer using my trusty friend google... |