haynchinook334;2289525; said:ok....i see....so if the snake bites me...it's venomous and poisonous?
Just because a snake can bite you, does not mean it is venomous. If I bite you, will you get sick? I am not venomous.
However, if a rattlesnake bites you, you will have trouble. That is because it is venomous. If you eat a rattlesnake, you would be fine.
If a poison dart frog "bites" you, you will not get injected with a venom. If you eat the poison dart frog, you will ingest poison, and have trouble.
In conclusion: for all venomous/poisonous animals:
If it bites to inject the toxin, it is venomous.
If it must be ingested for the toxin to work, it is poisonous.
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