List of poisonous animals
- venomous animals can inject their toxins into their prey or victim, whilst poisonous animals can only infect their victims when contact is made between the pair.
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
- American toad
- Asiatic toad
- Cane toad
- Colorado River toad
- Common toad
- Corroboree frog
- European green toad
- Fowler's toad
- Mantella
- Poison dart frog
Poison dart frogs are well known for their brightly colored skin, which serves as a warning to predators of their toxicity.
Salamanders
Fish
- Tetraodontidae (Blowfish, Pufferfish)
- Greenland shark
- Barracuda (age and diet dependent)
Cephalopods
Insects
Cnidarians
See also
- Poisonous amphibians
- Toxic birds
- List of venomous animals
- List of poisonous plants
- List of poisonous fungi
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. PMID 15609827.
- ^ Enature.com Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved March 17, 2010.)
- ^ NOVA episode - Kings of Camouflage
- ^ "Rhodactis Mushroom Corals Are Surprisingly Deadly". 2018-04-11.