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Venoms are poisons.
A poison is any substance that, through chemical action, has a negative impact on living organisms.
A venom is just a very specific type of poison, being organic in nature and produced by a species that has a specific method of injecting it into other organisms.
All venoms are poisons, not all poisons are venoms. A venomous snake is a poisonous snake because it produces a poison. The more specific term is possibly a better one to use when it applies since it narrows things down more and gives a clearer understanding of what's involved but the broader term isn't actually inaccurate.
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