(of a snake such as a boomslang) having the rear one or two pairs of teeth modified as fangs, with grooves to conduct the venom.
〔动〕（南非树蛇之类的蛇）有后毒牙的。比较FRONT-FANGED
Compare with front-fanged
Example sentencesExamples
So, if you should go out in the woods today in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, beware green back-fanged tree snakes.
The back-fanged snakes are tree-dwelling species seeking birds and free frogs for food.
In back-fanged snakes, a poison gland lies above the teeth and the venom trickles down a groove in the tooth.
Larger non-venomous species may inflict a painful bite, but the back-fanged species possess venoms that are either too weak or produced in too low quantities to be of any danger to humans.
It is a back-fanged snake with a mild venom that does not result in significant medical symptoms for humans - they are effectively harmless to humans.
Definition of back-fanged in US English:
back-fanged
adjectiveˈbakˌfäNGd
Zoology
(of a snake such as a boomslang) having the rear one or two pairs of teeth modified as fangs, with grooves to conduct the venom.
〔动〕（南非树蛇之类的蛇）有后毒牙的。比较FRONT-FANGED
Compare with front-fanged
Example sentencesExamples
So, if you should go out in the woods today in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, beware green back-fanged tree snakes.
Larger non-venomous species may inflict a painful bite, but the back-fanged species possess venoms that are either too weak or produced in too low quantities to be of any danger to humans.
In back-fanged snakes, a poison gland lies above the teeth and the venom trickles down a groove in the tooth.
The back-fanged snakes are tree-dwelling species seeking birds and free frogs for food.
It is a back-fanged snake with a mild venom that does not result in significant medical symptoms for humans - they are effectively harmless to humans.