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Hedgehogs are immune to snake venom

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
October 28, 2019
Photo Credit: Photo via Pexels under the Creative Commons License
Hedgehogs’ natural immunity comes from the erinacin in their muscular system.

Hedgehogs have a slight resistance to snake bites and the venom that comes with it. If a hedgehog is bit in the feet or the paws, then probably nothing will happen. However, they’re not completely immune, because if they’re bit in the face or the leg, they will still become very ill or die.

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Emily Spillar
Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
Emily Spillar is a 17 year old senior at Colonia High School. Spillar is a varsity cheerleader for the school cheer team. In addition, she loves to dance, and dances for Dancin’ in the Spotlight in Rahway, NJ. Next, she is apart of the PTV news anchoring at Colonia High School, and is a homeroom representative for Student Council. She also is a safety ambassador. Spillar has 2 younger siblings, Elizabeth and Connor. When not in school, she loves to spend time with friends, and loves to write all kinds of genres. In the future, she hopes to attend school to major in Journalism.
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