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| − | '''Venom''' is an extremely poisonous and toxic fluid that is produced by the saliva glands within a vampire's mouth. The venom is commonly injected into humans as a means of attracting and paralyzing their prey, killing animals, and most notably transforming humans into vampires. |
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| + | '''Venom''' is an organic, poisonous fluid that is produced by saliva glands within a [[vampire]]'s mouth. It serves five purposes: as the basis for their physiology; as a mean to paralyze their prey in pain to prevent them from escaping; as a pleasant scent to lure in the vampires' human victims; as a toxin poisonous to animals and [[shape-shifters]]; and, very occasionally, as a means for vampires to procreate their species. |
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[[File:Rileybeingchanged.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Riley transforming into a vampire by the venom.]] |
[[File:Rileybeingchanged.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Riley transforming into a vampire by the venom.]] |
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| − | When a vampire bites a human, the venom will be passed from the vampire's mouth into the person's bloodstream. If the blood contaminated with venom isn't fully sucked away, the human's heart will pump the venom throughout his or her cardiovascular system and start to infect every cell it passes within the host's body. Over the span of 2-5 days, the venom will have saturated all cells within the host, completing his or her transformation into a vampire. The process is known to be painful, described with the feeling of being burned alive. |
+ | When a vampire bites a [[human]], the venom will be passed from the vampire's mouth into the person's bloodstream. If the blood contaminated with venom isn't fully sucked away, the human's heart will pump the venom throughout his or her cardiovascular system and start to infect every cell it passes within the host's body. Over the span of 2-5 days, the venom will have saturated all cells within the host, completing his or her transformation into a vampire. The process is known to be painful, described with the feeling of being burned alive. |
| + | Vampires may 'drip out' some venom from their teeth while smelling something irresistible, as shown by [[Jasper]] in ''[[Midnight Sun]]''. |
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| + | [[Children of the Moon|Real werewolves]] are the only known species to be completely immune to vampire venom, whether in the painful or transformative departments.<ref>[[The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:20, 27 April 2012
Vampire venom
Venom is an organic, poisonous fluid that is produced by saliva glands within a vampire's mouth. It serves five purposes: as the basis for their physiology; as a mean to paralyze their prey in pain to prevent them from escaping; as a pleasant scent to lure in the vampires' human victims; as a toxin poisonous to animals and shape-shifters; and, very occasionally, as a means for vampires to procreate their species.
Riley transforming into a vampire by the venom.
When a vampire bites a human, the venom will be passed from the vampire's mouth into the person's bloodstream. If the blood contaminated with venom isn't fully sucked away, the human's heart will pump the venom throughout his or her cardiovascular system and start to infect every cell it passes within the host's body. Over the span of 2-5 days, the venom will have saturated all cells within the host, completing his or her transformation into a vampire. The process is known to be painful, described with the feeling of being burned alive.
Vampires may 'drip out' some venom from their teeth while smelling something irresistible, as shown by Jasper in Midnight Sun.
Real werewolves are the only known species to be completely immune to vampire venom, whether in the painful or transformative departments.[1]
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