A fundamental difference between venom and poison is how the toxins enter the body of the victim. Ronald's rule for telling the difference is straightforward: 'If you bite it and you die it's poison, ...

A venom is injected, for example by a snake’s fangs, meanwhile poison is ingested, which is the case for the tree frog which secretes its toxins to protect against predators. If you eat an ...

Image Credit: EVGEIIA / Shutterstock A recent review article published in the journal Toxins explored the diversity of venom delivery systems among plants, animals, fungi, protists, viruses ...