Venom is a kind of poison used by animals, which is made in its body and is injected into the body of another animal by a bite or sting.
All octopuses are venomous. To kill their prey they drill through the prey's shell and inject their venom into their body using their beak.
All known scorpion species possess venom, which they use to turn the insides of their prey into liquid as they are unable to eat solids.
Scorpion venom is the most expensive liquid on earth at $39,000,000 per gallon.
With just one bite, the king cobra snake releases enough venom to kill 20 people.
The toxins in many venoms have potential to treat a wide range of diseases. A snail’s venom can act as a painkiller one thousand times more powerful than Morphine - And it’s not addictive.
The venom of a wasp contains chemicals that attract other wasps to also attack the victim.
The Weever fish is generally buried under the sea bed with their eyes on the back of its head and venomous dorsal fin poking out of the sand.
The blue ringed octopus contains enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes. Their bites are tiny and painless and most people don't even realize they've been bitten until respiratory depression and paralysis start to occur. No antivenom is available.
The Platypus has a venomous spur capable of causing intense pain that lasts as long as four months. The amount of poison increases during the breeding season. It is one of the few species of venomous mammals.
The slow loris is the only venomous primate on Earth. It sucks venom from a patch on its elbow before giving a lethal bite to its victim.
The rough-skinned newt is the most poisonous animal in the Americas. It's strong toxin, which is exuded from its skin, is 10,000 times more poisonous than cyanide.
Australia is the only continent with more venomous snakes than there are non-venomous ones.
Unlike a traditional toxin, viper venom functions by preventing the blood from clotting, so the victims bleed to death.
Pigs, mongooses, honey badgers and hedgehogs are the only mammals with a natural immunity to snake venom.
Venomous animals resulted in 57,000 human deaths in 2013, down from 76,000 deaths in 1990.
Bill Haast (December 30, 1910 – June 15, 2011) began extracting snake venom at 15 years old. He founded the Miami Serpentarium in 1947, where he extracted venom from snakes in front of paying customers. Haast had been bitten 172 times by the time he reached the age of 97 and his blood was used to save 21 snakebite victims.
A man who is immune to snake venom, Tim Friede, has received 160 snake bites in 16 years. This has made his body to develop a natural immune response and generate high levels of antibodies to fight the snake venom. He even survived the bite of Black Mamba, one of the most venomous snakes in the historical glass factories on Murano, an offshore island in Venice.
Skydiver Joan Murray survived a 14,500-foot drop in 1999 after landing on a mound of fire ants. Their numerous venomous stings caused an adrenaline rush to keep her heart beating long enough for doctors to assist.
There was only one airplane allowed to fly in the US on September 11, 2001 after the attacks. It was a flight from California to Florida that was carrying anti-venom for a man that was bitten by a venomous snake. The plane was accompanied by two fighter jets.
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| Venomous animals. By mixed up works from wikimedia (Collage) |
All octopuses are venomous. To kill their prey they drill through the prey's shell and inject their venom into their body using their beak.
All known scorpion species possess venom, which they use to turn the insides of their prey into liquid as they are unable to eat solids.
Scorpion venom is the most expensive liquid on earth at $39,000,000 per gallon.
With just one bite, the king cobra snake releases enough venom to kill 20 people.
The toxins in many venoms have potential to treat a wide range of diseases. A snail’s venom can act as a painkiller one thousand times more powerful than Morphine - And it’s not addictive.
The venom of a wasp contains chemicals that attract other wasps to also attack the victim.
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| Wasp sting, with a droplet of venom. Wikipedia |
The Weever fish is generally buried under the sea bed with their eyes on the back of its head and venomous dorsal fin poking out of the sand.
The blue ringed octopus contains enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes. Their bites are tiny and painless and most people don't even realize they've been bitten until respiratory depression and paralysis start to occur. No antivenom is available.
The Platypus has a venomous spur capable of causing intense pain that lasts as long as four months. The amount of poison increases during the breeding season. It is one of the few species of venomous mammals.
The slow loris is the only venomous primate on Earth. It sucks venom from a patch on its elbow before giving a lethal bite to its victim.
The rough-skinned newt is the most poisonous animal in the Americas. It's strong toxin, which is exuded from its skin, is 10,000 times more poisonous than cyanide.
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| Rough-skinned newt. Josephine County, Oregon. By DSHil |
Australia is the only continent with more venomous snakes than there are non-venomous ones.
Unlike a traditional toxin, viper venom functions by preventing the blood from clotting, so the victims bleed to death.
Pigs, mongooses, honey badgers and hedgehogs are the only mammals with a natural immunity to snake venom.
Venomous animals resulted in 57,000 human deaths in 2013, down from 76,000 deaths in 1990.
Bill Haast (December 30, 1910 – June 15, 2011) began extracting snake venom at 15 years old. He founded the Miami Serpentarium in 1947, where he extracted venom from snakes in front of paying customers. Haast had been bitten 172 times by the time he reached the age of 97 and his blood was used to save 21 snakebite victims.
A man who is immune to snake venom, Tim Friede, has received 160 snake bites in 16 years. This has made his body to develop a natural immune response and generate high levels of antibodies to fight the snake venom. He even survived the bite of Black Mamba, one of the most venomous snakes in the historical glass factories on Murano, an offshore island in Venice.
Skydiver Joan Murray survived a 14,500-foot drop in 1999 after landing on a mound of fire ants. Their numerous venomous stings caused an adrenaline rush to keep her heart beating long enough for doctors to assist.
There was only one airplane allowed to fly in the US on September 11, 2001 after the attacks. It was a flight from California to Florida that was carrying anti-venom for a man that was bitten by a venomous snake. The plane was accompanied by two fighter jets.
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