Encyclopedia Britannica- Venomous vs. Poisonous

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Okay, Pop quiz. Which of these snakes is the most poisonous? The king cobra, the black mama, the banded crate or the garter snake? Before you answer, let's think about that question. Which snake is the most poisonous? Is that the same thing as asking? Which snake is the most venomous? I'm pretty sure poison and venom are different, right? We hear about poisonous snakes and poisonous spiders all the time, but usually what people mean is venomous. Venomous animals inject toxins into their victims, while poisonous animals are toxic when they're eaten. So which snake is the most poisonous? Not the cobra or the Mamba or the crate. They're all deadly, but they're all fan Imus. The Onley poisonous snake here is the normally harmless garter snake. If something's dangerous because of a toxic biter stink well, that's what scientists call venomous. The snake with the world's deadliest venom is the inland tai pan, also called the western tai pan, or the fear snake. Fierce is right, because this snakes fangs can deliver a deadly combination of neurotoxins, pro coagulants and my oh, toxins that can quickly kill a human who doesn't receive medical treatment. And it's not just snakes and spiders that have venom. Venomous animals include stingrays, scorpion fish, hyla, monsters, thes scorpions and jellyfish, among others. There are even cute furry animals that happen to be venomous. The male platypus has fang like spurs on its ankles that inject a painful venom. Poisonous animals are a little different. A poisonous animal doesn't make you sick by biting you. It makes you sick when you buy it. Poisonous animals have toxins in their skin or other tissues that attack a predator's body when touched or ingested. These toxins may not be injected into you the way that venoms are, but they can still be deadly. Poisonous animals include most amphibians, such as fraud, toads, newts, salamanders, those newts and salamanders, By the way, happened to be the reason that the garter snake won our little competition earlier. Garter snakes eat these poisonous amphibians and their toxins build up in the garters, thinks body hate waste, not want, not right