Pheral@lemmy.worldtoScience@mander.xyz•Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth, scientists find | Reptiles | The Guardian
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4 months agoAnd bloodworms have copper teeth! I guess they get it from the sediments they live in. That blew my mind, so finding this out about reptiles is so wild.
I thought about the rust too. Wouldn’t that mean their bite could give you tetanus on top of the hellish bacterial cocktail they have in their saliva?