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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Venomous animals

Venomous animals

  • Poisonous animals
  • Dangerous bites and stings

Nature

The animals which can inflict injury on man due to their venom include spiders, scorpions, and sun spiders; ticks and mites; centipedes; snakes and lizards; and certain types of fish.

Broader

Hazards from live animals
Presentable
Dangerous countries
Presentable

Narrower

Insect bites and stings
Presentable
Snakebite
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Food poisoning
Presentable
Accidental poisonings
Unpresentable
Necrotising arachnidism
Yet to rate
Anaphylactic shock
Yet to rate

Related

Discrimination against non-human species
Presentable

Strategy

Using caution with venomous animals
Yet to rate
Providing antidotes for venom
Yet to rate
Protecting venomous animals
Yet to rate

Value

Venom
Yet to rate
Poisonous
Yet to rate
Dangerous
Yet to rate

Reference

Habermehl, G G: Venomous Animals and Their Toxins
Halstead, Bruce W and Saunders, Paul: Poisonous and Venomous Marine Animals of the World
Freiberg, Marcos A and Walls, Jerry G: The World of Venomous Animals
Bucherl, Wolfgang, et al: Venomous Animals and Their Venoms

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Societal problems » Accidents
  • Societal problems » Hazards
  • Societal problems » Poison
  • Zoology » Animals
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D6823
    DOCID
    11468230
    D7NID
    153548
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020