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jimboiow t1_j0v98jr wrote

It was jolly good of them to keep the most poisonous ones to themselves.

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guynamedjames t1_j0vfcsx wrote

Venomous. Poisonous means eating it gets you sick. Venomous means they can inject poison into you (through their teeth, or stingers, or a barb on only a single toe of one back foot of only the males - thanks platypus). Small but important difference

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tornpentacle t1_j0voyww wrote

I'm fairly certain most venomous critters are poisonous if eaten, but we could probably defer to the historical dietary habits of the Aborigines to learn more about that.

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LoveHateEveryone t1_j0wgxul wrote

It actually seems pretty rare for an animal to be both poisonous and venomous. Obviously you’re not going to want to eat the part that contains the venom.

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CandidInsurance7415 t1_j0yq5aa wrote

> Obviously you’re not going to want to eat the part that contains the venom.

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echocharlieone t1_j0w2gav wrote

Which venomous Australian mammals? There's only the platypus, which is shy and harmless to humans.

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mrmalort69 t1_j0x4pff wrote

Australia is the one of the hardcore Servers. It gets untested updates and mods, if it’s not your cup of tea, I believe users got rid of all the snakes in an island in the European server

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