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The '''Brinesnapper''' split from its ancestor, the [[Bladesnapper]]. it lives and looks much like its ancestor, except for one key difference: it can sneeze salty brine out of its nostrils. Living on the coast, it consumes a lot of salt in its diet. Rather than excreting it in its urine, it will store it up in a special gland in its nasal cavity. When threatened it will shoot a cloud of stinging brine into the eyes of its target, thus temporarily blinding it. This of course only works for creatures on land with eyes. It initially developed a salt gland to regulate salt from its own diet, and then later adapted it into a "breath weapon". It consumption of extra salt only serve to recharge its salty sneezes.
Like its ancestor its lower jaw has a sharp edge to help it cut up prey for eating. Its long neck helps it reach prey in the water, as well as use its blade with great dexterity. It will also use its blade to scrap salt from salt deposits found in places such as mudflats or beaches. Eating salt directly can replenish their salt reserves.
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