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The not-snakes that are very snakey because they are shaped like... snakes

Lerticus

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Caecilians are amphibians like salamanders and frogs, but they're often mistaken for snakes because of their long, legless bodies. Now, scientists think that the similarities between the two are more than skin deep.

New microscope and chemical analyses suggest that, like snakes, caecilians have glands near their teeth that secrete toxins. The discovery raises the possibility that caecilians may be the first amphibians found capable of delivering a venomous bite.
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That these snakelike animals seem to possess a venomous bite even somewhat akin to snakes' isn't likely to be a coincidence, Antoniazzi says. "We think it has to do with this fact that they have similar bodies," she says. Without limbs to subdue prey, both caecilians and snakes benefit from having oral chemical weapons.
You just wait. Soon the earthworms will secrete venom, and then we will all be sorry! #Venom2020
 

You just wait. Soon the earthworms will secrete venom, and then we will all be sorry! #Venom2020
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I thought that manga had changed that to "Xexexexexexexexe" or "Huehuehuehuehuehuehuehue".

Though the not-snake appears less like a tentacle, and more like a chest-burster. Just don't confuse caecilians with Sicilians.
Fuck 2020. Seriously, fuck it all and burn what's left with fire!

*Gibbering with madness*
That's the spirit!
 
You just wait. Soon the earthworms will secrete venom, and then we will all be sorry! #Venom2020

Some segmented worms are in fact pretty dangerous.
Or just huge:
 
convergent evolution is a thing. Look at all the completely unrelated things that evolve into crabs.
 
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