Poisonous snakes - A pet peeve of mine.

[rasslinrinyu]

Forgive my ignorance. I'm a snake rookie. But I have a thought and a question.
1. This seems to be a snooty, exclusionary objection to those who may not be as informed as you. It is very petty. People use two words interchangeably because for all intents and purposes, they mean the same thing. Should a person come in contact with poison or venom, they could be in serious danger.

2. Since snake venom, in many cases, is poisonous to humans, then snakes are poisonous, right? Consider a spitting cobra. If it spits on your mouth And you swallow it, you die.

Like I said, I think you're just looking for something to be annoyed by.

I agree with your point but they are not the same thing. If you drank venom, nothing would happen. Same if you injected poison. Venom attacks the nervous system through the circulatory system, usually breaking down blood cells and such. When poison is ingested it attacks the body usually through the organs. I feel the need to argue the point because as well as being in to reptiles I am also an English teacher. Snake venom is venomous to humans. It is not poisonous to us. People do use certain words interchangeably sometimes but it doesn't mean it is correct and tends to drives me nuts as well.