In Portuguese we have the word “venenoso” for “poisonous” and “peçonhento” for “venomous” (i.e. something with a “peçonha”, any toxin substance produced and injected on another animal). But we often use “peçonhento” e “venenoso” interchangeably (e.g. “cobra venenosa”).

Poisonous: will make you sick if you eat it. Venomous: will make you sick if it bites or stings you.

Not native English speaking neither but afaik:

poisonous: you die if you eat it

Venomous: you die if it bites you

• If it bites you and you die: it’s venomous
• If you bite it and you die: it’s poisonous

I don’t speak Spanish, but just looking at the alternative options Google Translate provides when you only input a single word, it’s possible that “tóxico” might be a clearer translation of “poisonous”.

Poisons are ingested where as venoms are injected.

If you bite (or drink, etc.) it it’s poison. If it bites (or stings, etc.) you it’s venom.

Hace un par de días teníamos esta misma discusión aquí, básicamente «poison» es si lo tocas y mueres. «Venom» es si te muerde y mueres. En español es más simple con veneno jaja

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I was told that if something dies from poison and you eat it then it is dangerous. But if something dies from venom and you eat it you will be okay.