time2lose@lemmy.worldBanned to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 2 months agoOn September 11, 2001, a rare exception to the total shutdown of U.S. civilian airspace was made to save the life of a snake handler in Florida who had been bitten by a deadly inland taipan.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down10
arrow-up1426arrow-down1imageOn September 11, 2001, a rare exception to the total shutdown of U.S. civilian airspace was made to save the life of a snake handler in Florida who had been bitten by a deadly inland taipan.lemmy.worldtime2lose@lemmy.worldBanned to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoEven more pedantic take: “Poisonous” is accurate, but imprecise. A poison is a harmful substance. A toxin is a poison created by an organism in nature. A venom is a toxin delivered subcutaneously.
Even more pedantic take: “Poisonous” is accurate, but imprecise.
A poison is a harmful substance. A toxin is a poison created by an organism in nature. A venom is a toxin delivered subcutaneously.