Are Platypuses poisonous?
Only the male Platypus has spurs which produce a cocktail of venom and is used mainly as an offensive weapon during mating season. ChaCha!
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Platypus are not poisonous by biting,males have poisonous spurs on their feet. There is no specific treatment for a platypus sting
Answered by Donna H. -
Male platypus has sharp spurs in ankles that are poisonous.They have capability of killing tiny animals but spurs are not deadly.
Answered by Maggie K. -
Yes, the male duck-billed platypus has a spur on each of its hind legs. The venom causes victims severe pain, but not death.
Answered by Joe C. -
Mature male platypus have a pair of venomous spurs on the inside of their hind legs. There are no known human deaths.
Answered by Renee C. -
Platypi do have venomous claws, yes. More?
Answered by Paul T. -
The male duckbilled platypus has sharp spurs on its ankles which are poisonous. The poison can kill small animals, but not humans.
Answered by Samantha C. -
No, the platypus is not poisonous. The platypus is a small, semiaquatic, oviparous mammal that lives in freshwater basins. ChaCha.
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