viruses & venoms causing psychoactive effects?

[kaoskid]

Define what VENOM is?

For instance Bufo Alvarius squirts 5-meo-dmt & bufotenine as its venom of self defence.

while B.alvarius does have DMTs in it's poison, it also contains bufogenin and bufotoxin which are powerful cardiac poisons (along the lines of digitalus). a venom is a toxic substance which is injected (via stinger or teeth) by an animal organism for the purpose of hunting or self defense, a poison on the other hand is a toxic substance which is ingested orally. Bufo Alvarius secretes it's poison whilst in the mouth of a predator organism, such as one of the species of canidae (dogs), thus causing a taste most foul in the mouth of that hungry beast (which usually prompts the predator to release the toad) and, later on, over-stimulating the heart of the offending animal (causing any number of potential problems). so Bufo Alvarius' toxin is classed as a poison rather than a venom.

also, many venoms are proteins and othe peptides whereas poisons tend to be alkaloidal or steroidal.

 

[kaoskid]

while B.alvarius does have DMTs in it's poison, it also contains bufogenin and bufotoxin which are powerful cardiac poisons (along the lines of digitalus). a venom is a toxic substance which is injected (via stinger or hollow tooth) by an animal organism for the purpose of hunting or self defense, a poison on the other hand is a toxic substance which is ingested orally. Bufo Alvarius secretes it's poison whilst in the mouth of a predator organism, such as one of the species of canidae (dogs), thus causing a taste most foul in the mouth of that hungry beast (which usually prompts the predator to release the toad) and, later on, over-stimulating the heart of the offending animal (causing any number of potential problems). so Bufo Alvarius' toxin is classed as a poison rather than a venom.

also, many venoms are proteins or other peptides whereas poisons tend to be alkaloidal or steroidal.