A dozen witches threw the poisonous mandrake plant into the river Danube to put a curse on officials that will force them to pay taxes for the first time.
A dozen witches threw the poisonous mandrake plant into the river Danube to put a curse on officials that will force them to pay taxes for the first time.
Camp Warrior teaches teamwork. Twenty-six teens braved the Louisiana heat, a midnight thunderstorm, and plenty of chiggers and poison ivy at North Toledo Bend State Park -- solving problems together as they came up.
Kingsnakes use constriction to kill their prey and tend to be opportunistic when it comes to their diet; they will devour other snakes, including poisonous ones.
Kingsnakes use constriction to kill their prey and tend to be opportunistic when it comes to their diet; they will devour other snakes, including poisonous ones.
Kingsnakes use constriction to kill their prey and tend to be opportunistic when it comes to their diet; they will devour other snakes, including poisonous ones.
Even with a whole venomous snake in the bottle, snake wine is no longer poisonous. Denatured by the ethanol, the venom dissolves in the liquor and is thought to have medicinal benefits.
Zachary Taylor died from gastroenteritis after consuming cherries and milk on a hot summer day. There is some speculation as to whether he was assassinated by poison. His body was exhumed in 1991, however no evidence of a cri
Barringtonia asiatica also known as Sea Poison Tree is native to the Indian Ocean. The spiky fringe of petals resembles something you might find sitting next to a lava lamp.
Even with a whole venomous snake in the bottle, snake wine is no longer poisonous. Denatured by the ethanol, the venom dissolves in the liquor and is thought to have medicinal benefits.
Scientists are unsure of the source of this frog's amazing toxicity, but it is possible they assimilate plant poisons, which are carried by their prey.
A veteran engineer and a young conductor try frantically to stop a half-mile-long freight train carrying enough combustible liquids and poisonous gas to wipe out a nearby city.
A veteran engineer and a young conductor try frantically to stop a half-mile-long freight train carrying enough combustible liquids and poisonous gas to wipe out a nearby city.
Poisonous alkaloids in blue dart frogs' skin are absorbed from ants they eat in the wild. In captivity, the frogs eat mainly crickets and fruit flies and actually lose their toxicity.
Poisonous alkaloids in blue dart frogs' skin are absorbed from ants they eat in the wild. In captivity, the frogs eat mainly crickets and fruit flies and actually lose their toxicity.
Poisonous alkaloids in blue dart frogs' skin are absorbed from ants they eat in the wild. In captivity, the frogs eat mainly crickets and fruit flies and actually lose their toxicity.
The Russian mystic Rasputin was finally the victim of a series of murder attempts in 1916. He was poisoned, shot and stabbed, but still alive when his body was dumped in the river.
Ackee is Jamaica's national fruit. The fruit of the ackee is not edible in its entirety. Only the inner, fleshy yellow arils are consumed. It is extremely poisonous in the very center if you eat the red bits.