e/Dry bite

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has glosseng: A dry bite is a bite by a venomous animal in which no venom is released. Dry snake bites are called "Venomous snake bite without envenoming". Dry bites can occur from all snakes, but their frequency varies from species to species. For example, brown snakes can inflict dry bites 80% of the time while Australian taipans only inflict it 5% of the time. About 25% of snakebite cases can be dry bites and is characterized by fang and tooth marks and the absence of injected poison. Dry bite usually produces confusion for the attending physician and the victim. It is also used by quack doctors as evidence of their supposed miracle cure. Dry bites from tarantulas are also common and can simply be treated using mild antiseptics. There is also a popular but false belief that rats can deliver dry bites since their incisors are too far from the rest of their mouths. However, these incisors are soaked with saliva and can transmit rabies to a human being.
lexicalizationeng: dry bite
instance of(noun) toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
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has glossdeu: Als trockenen Biss bezeichnet man einen Biss eines giftigen Tieres, oft bezogen auf eine Giftschlange oder Spinne, bei dem kein Gift injiziert wird.
lexicalizationdeu: Trockener Biss

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