Talk:Vampire/@comment-5335202-20121019140028/@comment-68.63.22.31-20121103043912

Venom and poison are two different things. Venom is used in nature as an offense and a defense. It can only be injected directly into the blood stream to be effective. Some species of cobra can even spit their venom into the eyes of foe, and all it does is provide a painful defense, and wears off in a few hours. Poison on the other hand is used in nature primarilly as a defense, and can be injected in the blood stream, injested, and even soaked through the skin to be effective. Unless a human had lascerations in their esophagus or stomach, the human would not be turned with a kiss.