# Llamas have fangs.. seriously! Who knew? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 6, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689 "2005-02-06T20:10:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/1 "2005-02-06T20:10:29Z")
[Llama FAQ](http://personal.smartt.com/~brianp/page01.html) > [@](#): > > Do they bite? > Llamas don’t bite for defense. They have a hard plate on the top of their mouth, and the front teeth on the bottom are designed for cutting grass. Males, around the age of three, will grow fighting teeth at the back of their mouth. These teeth should be cut off, as they can cause serious damage to other males if they get into a fight. > > You can see the curved fighting teeth at the back of the jaw. These are razor sharp and should be cut off to be safe ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/2 "2005-02-06T20:25:23Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Llamas have fangs… seriously! Who knew? I suspect the llamas did. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/3 "2005-02-06T20:27:35Z")
Many people knew…but didn’t live to tell others. You have been warned. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/4 "2005-02-06T20:44:40Z")
I for one welcome our new llama overlords. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/5 "2005-02-06T21:39:37Z")
Rama-Llama-Ding-Dong. It…had to be said. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/6 "2005-02-06T21:52:00Z")
I am master of biting Llama technique. Lure with cute and gentle demeanor spit to distract then slice with deadly llamatoothblade. ---
**Author:** ![Catfood\_Purrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Catfood\_Purrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catfood_Purrito)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/7 "2005-02-06T21:57:10Z")
Cuidado! Llamas! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/8 "2005-02-06T23:04:46Z")
Yes, but they their tail makes a rattling noise just before they strike. You should always be careful when turning over rocks or walking through high brush during the active llama season. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/9 "2005-02-06T23:31:22Z")
Sorry for the confusion. The dentists who were in charge of de-fanging the llamas have all been sacked. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/10 "2005-02-07T00:16:06Z")
Lamas are really cute and cuudly. There’s no way they could possibly harm anyone. Tapioca “three fingers” Dextrin ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/11 "2005-02-07T00:26:24Z")
If they are not de-fanged when young, the only way to destroy them is with a Holy Handgrenade. ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/12 "2005-02-07T00:53:54Z")
Yes, its a little know fact that llamas like to sexually seduce their prey before drinking their blood. On another note… oooh, _llama-bats_! ---
**Author:** ![violacrane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c57346/32.png) [@violacrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/violacrane)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/13 "2005-02-07T01:11:09Z")
Llamas are well hard, see [[http://www.mor-llama.com/Guard%20Llama.htm](http://www.mor-llama.com/Guard%20Llama.htm)](Guard Llamas.) ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/14 "2005-02-07T01:11:43Z")
_Beware of llama, fanged llama, duck_ ---
**Author:** ![violacrane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c57346/32.png) [@violacrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/violacrane)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/15 "2005-02-07T01:12:37Z")
> [@violacrane](#): > > Llamas are well hard, see [[http://www.mor-llama.com/Guard%20Llama.htm](http://www.mor-llama.com/Guard%20Llama.htm)](Guard Llamas.) They are so hard they mess up your coding. That was supposed to read **Guard Llamas**. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/16 "2005-02-07T03:01:46Z")
Rest assured, _I_ do not have fangs. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/17 "2005-02-07T03:03:37Z")
Which would make more sense if I remembered what my own damn user name is. Lana, not lama or llama. WTF is with me? Someone please revoke my life license. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/18 "2005-02-07T03:18:06Z")
> [@saramamalana](#): > > Which would make more sense if I remembered what my own damn user name is. Lana, not lama or llama. WTF is with me? Someone please revoke my life license. Or maybe that’s just what you want us all to think and you are really a camoflaged llama just waiting to sink your teeth into one of us unsuspecting trusting Dopers? ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/19 "2005-02-07T03:43:21Z")
> [@Mishell](#): > > Cuidado! Llamas! La llama es un quadrupedo, que vive en rios grandes como el Amazona. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689/20 "2005-02-07T11:24:01Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > La llama es un quadrupedo, que vive en rios grandes como el Amazona. Allow me to translate: Llama’s have four feet and like to shop online at Amazon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llamas-have-fangs-seriously-who-knew/288689.md?page=2)