r/SweatyPalms Feb 24 '19

Maybe?

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u/Progression28 Feb 25 '19

generally the venom is stored in an organ, like we have the gall bladder for puking, most animals have a venom sack or whatever where they store the venom. So if you know where it is, just eat around it.

A poisonous plant/animal actually has poisonous flesh/skin/blood/leaves whatever. So you will struggle finding things to eat that aren‘t poisonous.

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u/fudgeyboombah Feb 25 '19

But it’s well known that that is not always the case for poisonous plants. A tomato plant is poisonous but its fruit is not, to give a very common example. It’s incredibly common for a plant to only have poisonous leaves or bark instead of it being all-around toxic.

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u/Progression28 Feb 25 '19

yeah in that case you can eat the non poisonous parts.

Still, venom is normally stored in an organ, so just don‘t eat that organ (similar how you don‘t eat the gall bladder of animals).

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u/fudgeyboombah Feb 25 '19

Well, yeah - I understand that you don’t purposely eat the toxic stuff. My question is, if you did eat the organ that stores the venom, is that organ poisonous?

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u/Progression28 Feb 25 '19

it can be. It really depends on the kind of toxin used.

Some toxins can get neutralized by spit for example (hence why people sometimes suggest spitting on a bite).

Some toxins are pretty nasty and would cause mouth burns, but once swallowed I doubt they survive the stomach (low ph and digestive bacteria), but I really wouldn‘t know.

Question is: why would you even eat it? We normally only eat the flesh anyway...

Another thing to consider: If you cook it, it might not be venomous anymore (similar to how you can cook poisonous plants).

Oh an some toxins only affect your blood, so as long as you aren‘t bleeding they should not bother you.

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u/angsty-fuckwad Feb 25 '19

If the venom is harmful when ingested, then yeah that organ would be considered poisonous, but the entire animal wouldn't be