Whats the difference (if there is one) between poison and venom?

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Whats the difference (if there is one) between poison and venom?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

If you bite it and you die, it is poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it is venomous.

There are generally other differences as well, but purpose and delivery are generally the most basic differences. Poison is a defense mechanism, and venom is used for hunting (mostly). Some animals will also use venom in self-defense (like bees), but its primary purpose is to subdue prey.

Anonymous 0 Comments

There a a lot of memes about that.
If you lick on a frog and die, than it was poisionous, because you “got it in youre body yourselfe”.
When something bites or stings you and you die, than it was venomous.

Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s more a distinction of how they are put into you. Easiest way to remember is if it bites me and I die, venomous. If I bite it and I die, it was poisonous. Obviously not all venom/poison will kill you but this gets the point across I think.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Poison is any kind of dangerous substance that is dangerous when it comes in contact with you. This can be bites, skin contact, ingestion, or really any sort of contact

Venom is a type of poison, specifically one that is injected. It becomes dangerous when injected into the bloodstream or into tissue.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Everyone saying poisons have to be biological or in something’s body are wrong about the real definition of ‘poison.’

A poison is simply anything that is toxic to your biology.

A venom is a biologically manufactured weapon designed for hunting prey.

It’s like how all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares: Venom is a poison, but it’s specifically poison used in direct contact attcks.

Anonymous 0 Comments

“Food” or things you ingest can be poisonous. Animals/plants can be venomous. At least that’s how I understand it.