Talk:A Much Needed Talk/@comment-24573226-20170202213702/@comment-4010415-20170203011754

SYUTK, you said yourself that the difference is the delivery method and that venomous animals specifically make venom. Tyrian is a scorpion Faunus, and scorpions are venomous, they inject venom. That is why we changed it. It's not like I'm asking for us to change everything to say Qrow was envenomed. Saying Qrow was poisoned can stay. But Tyrian is venomous. Saying Tyrian is "poisonous" can incorrectly imply that you get sick if you touch or eat him.

Have something written by the Smithsonian:

"But if we already knew frogs could be poisonous, why is this discovery such a big deal? The answer lies in the often-misunderstood difference between poison and venom.

Some people use the words interchangeably because once in the body, the chemicals do similar damage, attacking the heart, brain or other vital targets. But the terms do mean very different things. Traditionally, venomous creatures bite, sting or stab you to do their damage, while you have bite or touch poisonous critters to feel their effects. That means venomous organisms need a way in, like fangs or teeth."