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The plant is poisonous, containing cardiostimulant compounds such as adonidin and aconitic acid. [42] Aesculus hippocastanum: horse-chestnut, buckeye, conker tree Sapindaceae: All parts of the raw plant are poisonous due to saponins and glycosides such as aesculin, causing nausea, muscle twitches, and sometimes paralysis. [43] Agave spp.
The maned rat or (African) crested rat (Lophiomys imhausi) is a nocturnal, long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that superficially resembles a porcupine. The world's only known poisonous rodent, the maned rat sequesters toxins from plants to fend off predators.
Veratrum californicum (California corn lily, white or California false hellebore) is an extremely poisonous plant [1] native to western North America, including the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, as far north as Washington and as far south as Durango; depending on latitude, it grows from near sea level to as high as 11,000 feet.
Cascabela thevetia (synonym Thevetia peruviana) is a poisonous plant native throughout Mexico and in Central America, and cultivated widely as an ornamental. It is a relative of Nerium oleander , giving it a common name yellow oleander .
Ratbane, or Rat's bane, may refer to one of the following: Arsenic trioxide, a poisonous substance; Common wintergreen, Pyrola minor, also known as Rat's vein; False hellebore, Veratrum viride; Gifblaar, Dichapetalum cymosum; Helleborine, Epipactis pubescens; Pipsissewa plant, Chimaphila umbellata
For the sixth year in a row, Chicago has topped the list of the most rat-infested cities. According to Orkin, the Windy City had the highest number of rodent treatments in both residential and ...
Typical rat poison bait station (Germany, 2010) Rodenticides are chemicals made and sold for the purpose of killing rodents . While commonly referred to as " rat poison ", rodenticides are also used to kill mice , woodchucks , chipmunks , porcupines , nutria , beavers , [ 1 ] and voles .
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