Male platypuses are poisonous?! Ya learn something new every day!
Platypus venom is very deadly. I remember seeing soemthing on Discovery or some other nerdy channel about an old Aussie guy who attempted to pick one up and got “spurred” by the animal’s venomous back “fangs”. The big problem was getting the proper antivenom, because people getting poisoned by Platypus venum is extremely rare. He nearly died, and it took months of experimental treatment to cure him.
Yeah. Apparently the males have two nasty little spur-like appendeges, one under each hind foot. Ouch! Strange-looking little buggers for sure.