Anytime a snake has to use it's venom for non-digestive purposes it's a waste to them. That's part of why they're hesitant to bite, and part of why they don't always inject venom when they do. They'd really rather you eff off and leave them alone
Could have been getting attacked by a bird of some sort. Them spraying venom like that is taxing on their body and reduces their venom deposit. The venom also doesnt do anything if it lands on the skin. It has to go into an opening of the body to be effective. Eyes, mouth,nose etc.
^ indeed. It is a waste for them, but wasting the venom is still preferable to being dead
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Being able to spit their venom allows them to not have to make themselves as vulnerable by flinging their face at the thing trying to kill them
I guess being alive is nice but did snek really have to jizz his entire warehouse worth of venom. It probably didn’t even have the energy left to run away after a shot like that
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Being able to spit their venom allows them to not have to make themselves as vulnerable by flinging their face at the thing trying to kill them