All parts of the sago palm are highly toxic to pets. Ingestion can lead to severe liver damage and even death. Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia amoena) Canva Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia amoena) Also known as dumb cane, this plant can cause intense oral irritation, swelling, and difficulty swallowing ...
Something you don’t hear often, but when you do, you know you need to be cautious of the sound of a rattlesnake’s rattle. The rattle is located at the end of the snake’s tail and is made up of keratin segments. This is what our fingernails are made up of as well. When vibrat...
Lawn & Garden Ranunculus Is a Toxic Beauty With a Doozy of a Name Advertisement Venomous vs. Poisonous: Is There a Difference? By: Kristen Hall-Geisler | Updated: May 27, 2024 Is the blue dart frog a venomous animal? Is the rattlesnake a poisonous snake? Or are we using the terms ...
According to this post that I found on Facebook, Louisiana are set to be overrun with two different types of cicadas this year... which means it's about to get loud!According to this, we haven't seen a conflagration of cicadas like this in over 200 years. But is it true? I decided...
Leave a comment Invasive (Click Photo to Enlarge) This odd-looking, colorful little critter is called a glassy-winged sharpshooter. It’s a little less than half an inch long, and it feeds on plant juices. These insects are found in the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico, bu...
And, of course, for its venom, said to be stronger than that of a rattlesnake. Luckily, the black widow has a distinct coloration: jet black with a bright red hourglass, or grouping of red spots, on the underside of its abdomen. They also commonly display red markings on the top of ...
Rattlesnake venoms can be broadly characterized by the presence or absence of heterodimeric phospholipases A22 (PLA22s). Type A venoms contain this PLA22 which is a 𝛽β-neurotoxin responsible for highly toxic venom in individuals that express it. These venoms also have little hemorrhagic activity...