Question

Salivary glands are modified into poison glands in

• A. Snakes
• B. Lizard
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Snakes

Salivary glands secretion helps in digestion of starch. In the snakes is modified into poison glands. Snake venom contains a toxin that helps to defend a threat. The venom produced is stored in a sac-like structure known as alveoli. The glands that secrete the toxins are a modification of the parotid salivary glands and are usually situated on each side of the head, below and behind the eye and encapsulated in a muscular sheath. The glands have large alveoli in which the synthesized venom is stored before being conveyed by a duct to the base of channeled or tubular fangs through which it is ejected.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.