Venom

For other uses, seeVenom (disambiguation).

Venomis a kind ofpoisonused byanimals.It is made in an animal's body. It isinjectedinto the body of another animal by a bite or sting. Animals that use venom include some kinds ofinsects,fish,reptiles,and evenmammals.

Some animals use venom to kill another animal that they are going to eat. One animal that does that is therattlesnake.Some animals use venom to protect themselves. Some animals that do that arebees,antsandstingrays. Some animals use venom for both of these things.