chiliedogg comments on On September 11, 2001, a rare exception to the total shutdown of U.S. civilian airspace was made to save the life of a snake handler in Florida who had been bitten by a deadly inland taipan.

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 point 3 hours ago

Even more pedantic take: "Poisonous" is accurate, but imprecise.

A poison is a harmful substance. A toxin is a poison created by an organism in nature. A venom is a toxin delivered subcutaneously.

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