[eli5] Why are snakes not poisoned by their own venom?
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Because they aren’t injecting it into themselves for starters.
Venom needs to get into the blood stream to do it’s work. Eating something that’s been envenomed rarely has any effect to my knowledge because the stomach breaks down the venom and it causes no damage.
Toxins are what is dangerous to eat. Also referred to as poisons. These terms are not interchangeable because they are inherent to the danger posed.
You get hurt by eating poison (or inhaling etc)
Venoms are injected into the flesh or bloodstream.
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