Is poision and venom the same thing?

Answer 1

Poison is harmful when you eat it and venom is where you have to inject it into the body (ex: snake fangs)

Answer 2

no venom is a modified saliva that contains proteins that attack red blood cells or mucsle tissue and some block receptors in the brain that paralyze muscles including the heart.- poisions are chemicals that shut down the body by destroying vital organs

Answer 3

All three of these words have roughly the same meaning, referring to substances that are damaging to an animal or human body, but there are some slight differences.

"Poison" refers to any chemical or set of chemicals working in concert that harm the living creature to which the chemical is administered. All venoms and toxins are also poisons, but there are poisons that are neither toxins nor venoms, especially if these are not produced by living things as a part of a natural process, such as metal poisoning (copper poisoning, lead poisoning, Mercury poisoing, etc.)

"Venom" is the easiest to separate out; it refers to any harmful substance created intentionally by an animal for the purpose of paralyzing or otherwise harming another living animal that it attacks. As a result, the secretions by certain species of Spiders, snakes, and other similar animals are types of venom. Conversely, "passive poisons" such as those in the pufferfish and monarch butterfly, which are designed to prevent consumption of that species and NOT to attack other species, are typically not considered forms of venom.

"Toxin" refers to any naturally produced chemical which can do low-level damage over a long period of time. Organisms often produce toxins within their own bodies that they then have to excise to prevent internal poisoning. Confusion often arises between toxins and poisons because inorganic poisons are often labelled with "toxic", even though they are not, strictly speaking toxins, but poisons.

Answer 4

a venom has to be injected into your blood stream, whereas poison has to be consumed.

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Answer 5

Yes. Venom is a specific term for poison from an animal such as a snake.

Answer 6

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