Quote Originally Posted by angllady2 View Post
I use this debate to make people feel stupid all the time.

This is how:

I ask said person if they think they are fairly smart. Pretty much everyone says yes. I then ask them to name a species of Poisonous snake. I wait for the answer, which is usually rattlesnake or cobra, then tell them they are wrong.

I get some really odd looks, then I elaborate. if something is poisonous, that carries the thought you need to eat it in order for it to harm you. Rattlesnakes are eaten quite commonly. Snakes are venomous, meaning they need to bite/sting you to do harm.

No one disagrees with me.

Gale
I disagree.. Eat you a couple of completely full grown Eastern Diamond back Rattle Snake Venom Glands and call me in the morning. While the flesh of the snake agreed isn't harmful, they aren't injection flesh when they bite you..

Poison like I said is a wide term that includes Venom (aka adapted saliva)..

I understand your argument but to say that the thing that cause harm when injected is no longer harmful when ingested is not true..