Scorpions are dull brown, yellow, or black (the most common is the brown Striped Bark Scorpion). Their color often camouflages them and makes it difficult to see amongst rocks and dirt.
Scorpion – how to identify, avoid, and treat scorpion stings.
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Water hemlock plant (spotted cowbane) – how to identify this poisonous plant and diagnose/treat poisoning.
Water Hemlock plant, also known as spotted cowbane and the suicide root, is an extremely poisonous perennial herb in the carrot family.
Trumpet vine or trumpet creeper – how to identify this poisonous plant and diagnose/treat poisoning.
The large, vigorous, woody Trumpet Vine or Trumpet Creeper may climb to 15 meters (45 feet) high. It has pea-like fruit capsules.
Strychnine tree – how to identify this poisonous plant and diagnose/treat poisoning.
The strychnine tree is a medium-sized evergreen tree with a short, thick crooked trunk, reaching a height of about 12 meters (36 feet).
Rosary pea or crab’s eyes – how to identify this poisonous plant and diagnose/treat poisoning.
The Rosary Pea plant (also known as Jequirity, Crab’s Eye, Rosary Pea, John Crow Bead, Precatory bean,Indian Licorice, Akar Saga, Giddee Giddee or Jumbie Bead) is a small, slender, high-climbing vine that twines around trees, shrubs, and hedges.
Poison Sumac – how to identify this poisonous plant and diagnose/treat poisoning.
Poison sumacToxicodendron vernixCashew (Anacardiacese) Family Description: Poison sumac is a woody shrub or small tree that grows to 8.5 meters (28 feet) tall with rough, scaly bark. It has alternate, pinnately compound leafstalks with 7 to 13 smooth edged leaflets per leaf. The leaflets are oval to oblong, taper to a sharp point, and may…
Poison Ivy and Poison Oak – how to identify this poisonous plant and diagnose/treat poisoning.
Poison ivy and poison oakToxicodendron radicans and Toxicodendron diversilobum (previously Toxicodendron diversibba)Cashew (Anacardiacese) Family Description: These two plants are quite similar in appearance and will often crossbreed to make a hybrid. Both have alternate, compound leaves with three leaflets. The oil in the plants is the primary culprit and all parts, at all times of…
Poison hemlock plant (fool’s parsley) – how to identify this poisonous plant and diagnose/treat poisoning.
The poison hemlock plant (also known as Beaver Poison, Herb Bennet, Musquash Root, Poison Parsley, Spotted Corobane, and Spotted Hemlock) is a biennial herb that may grow to 2.5 meters (8 feet) high.
Physic nut or Jatropha – tropical plant typically used as a poison has medicinal uses too
Physic nutJatropha curcasSpurge (Euphoriaceae) Family Description: The Physic nut, or Jatropha plant, is a shrub or small tree found in the American tropics. Also known as Barbados Nut, Purging Nut, Black Vomit Nut, Physic Nut, or JCL, the plant can reach a height of 6 meters (20 feet) with spreading branches, stubby twigs, and greenish…
Pangi – how to identify this poisonous plant and diagnose/treat poisoning.
The Pangi tree, also known as Keluak, Keluwak, or Keypayang, is a tall tree often reaching heights of 18 meters (54 feet).
