Talk:A Much Needed Talk/@comment-24573226-20170202213702/@comment-4010415-20170203000149

Like GreyStark said, people literally say "venomous snakes", "venomous spiders", "scorpion venom" (considering most, if not all, scorpions have venom, so "venomous scorpion" would be redundant), etc.

It doesn't matter how much snake venom you drink. If you don't have an open wound in your digestive tract, you will be fine!

Venom refers to a toxin that is harmful if injected, not if it's ingested or absorbed through the skin.

Mercury is poisonous because it's harmful if you ingest it, if it's absorbed through your skin, or if you inhale its vapor. Snake venom is venom because it's harmful if you inject it, but you can drink as much of it as you damn well please and be fine.