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What is the difference between a poisonous animal and a venomous animal?
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A poisonous animal is one you should not bite because its body has poison on it or in it.
A venomous animal is one that should not bite you because it makes venom that it injects into its prey.
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Why do you call snakes venomous and poisonous?
Poisonous means that that the animal may have poison infecting it's blood. If an animal is venomous, it can inject poison into you.
Is a raccoon a poisonous animal?
Raccoons are neither poisonous nor venomous.
Why are Platypuses not poisonous?
There is a difference between being poisonous and being venomous. The difference is how the toxin is delivered.Animals which are venomous inject the venom into their victims by a spur or stinger of some sort, just as the male platypus injects venom via a hollow spur attached to a venom gland.Animals (or plants) which are poisonous do not deliver their toxins directly. The body of the animal (or plant) tends to contain the poisonous substance within it, and they only cause harm to other organisms when they are eaten or touched.Platypuses are not "poisonous", but adult males have venomous spurs on their ankles.
How many poisonous animal species are there?
Wolves are not venomous.
Which is most piosness animal?
It depends on what you mean. Do you want the most poisonous or the most venomous? the most poisonous animal is probably the poison arrow frog. The most venomous is the box jellyfish.
How many poisonous snakes are there?
None, there are no poisonous snakes. There are venomous snakes but not poisonous. The difference is the poison is usually on the skin of an animal like a frog, and you touch the poison and then get hurt. Venom is emitted by fangs or spikes into your skin or a body part and injected into you. There are no poisonous snakes.
When a non poisonous animal resembles a poisonous animal it's called what?
It's called mimicry. Some non-venomous species adopt similar colour patterns to venomous species. A typical example would be certain members of the (harmless) Milk snake family. They have bands of red, yellow and black colouration arranged in a similar pattern to that of a (venomous) Coral snake. The only difference, is the order the bands are arranged.
What is the most venomous land animal in Australia?
It is a very poisonous snake called the inland taipan.
What is the difference between deadliest and most venomous in reguards to the actual meaning of each word?
Venomous defines an animal that can inject venom (the potency of which varies). Deadliest refers to the death rates of bites/stings associated with that specific animal.
Is animal grade sulfur poisonous to humans?
No, it's not poisonous. The difference between "animal grade" and "USP grade" is one of purity. More impurities are allowed in animal grade. It's still pretty pure, though.
Does venom mean poisoinous?
Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous., Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects., Noxious; mischievous; malignant; spiteful; as, a venomous progeny; a venomous writer.
Which cnidarians are among the most poisonous animal to humans?
Box jelly fishes are some of the most venomous animals in the world.
