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Mackessey et. al. suggest Duvernoy’s gland does secrete venom and is homologous to the venom gland found in front-fanged snakes. The evolutionary path of these separate glands may come from “venom proteins” whose genes are widely expressed in tissues of both venomous and non-venomous snakes. These genes are overexpressed in the venom glands (including Duvernoy’s gland), indicating the secretions from these glands evolved separately, rather than sequentially. Murry4329 (talk) 04:20, 18 March 2017 (UTC)