List of poisonous animals
Poisonous animals
This list is a partial list of animals that are poisonous to humans (and other animals), or put another way, their flesh is toxic if consumed, or in some cases touched:
Birds
- Pitohui
- Blue-capped ifrit
- Little shrikethrush
- Spur-winged goose[1] (diet-dependent)
- Common quail (diet-dependent)
Snakes
- Rhabdophis keelback snakes
- Garter snake (diet-dependent, when feeding on Pacific newts)[2]
Frogs and toads
Salamanders
Fish
- Tetraodontidae (Blowfish, Pufferfish)
- Greenland Shark
- Barracuda (age and diet dependent)
Cephalopods
Insects
Cnidarians
See also
References
- ↑ Bartram, S.; Boland, W. (2001). "Chemistry and ecology of toxic birds". ChemBioChem. 2 (11): 809–811. doi:10.1002/1439-7633(20011105)2:11<809::aid-cbic809>3.0.co;2-c.
- ↑ Williams, Becky L.; Brodie Jr., Edmund D.; Brodie III, Edmund D. (2004). "A resistant predator and its toxic prey: persistence of newt toxin leads to poisonous (not venomous) snakes". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 30 (10): 1901–1919. doi:10.1023/B:JOEC.0000045585.77875.09.
- ↑ Enature.com Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved March 17, 2010.)
- ↑ NOVA episode - Kings of Camouflage
- ↑ https://reefs.com/2018/04/11/rhodactis-mushroom-corals-are-surprisingly-deadly/
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