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===== Brodifacoum ===== | ===== Brodifacoum ===== | ||
- | Brodifacoum is an effective anticoagulant that induces internal bleeding and death by lowering vitamin K levels in the blood. It kills rats because they eat the poisoned bait, but it also harms humans and pets because simply touching will expose them. It penetrates the skin and lasts for months in the body. [([[https:// | + | Brodifacoum is an effective anticoagulant that induces internal bleeding and death by lowering vitamin K levels in the blood. It kills rats because they eat the poisoned bait, but it also harms humans and pets because simply touching |
===== Strychnine ===== | ===== Strychnine ===== | ||
- | Strychnine is a natural poison | + | Strychnine is a natural poison that is mostly derived from the seeds of the Strychnos nux-vomica tree. It's a neurotoxin that acts on spinal nerves and causes patients to contort and convulse. It is used in poison for gophers and rats that's available on the market. It's unsafe to use, just like Brodifacoum, |
===== Polonium ===== | ===== Polonium ===== | ||
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===== White Phosphorus ===== | ===== White Phosphorus ===== | ||
- | White phosphorus is extremely poisonous to humans. The first stage of acute oral exposure to elevated levels of white phosphorus in humans is marked by gastrointestinal symptoms; the second stage is symptom-free; | + | White phosphorus is extremely poisonous to humans. The first stage of acute oral exposure to elevated levels of white phosphorus in humans is marked by gastrointestinal symptoms; the second stage is symptom-free; |