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What animal is impervious to the venom of a poisonous dart frog?

Asked by hmcpherson (1points) March 31st, 2009

If ONE poisonous dart frog can kill up to 2200 people, what animal can consume the frog without suffering from the poison?

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My mother-in-law…

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Actually the correct answer appears to be the Amazon ground snake (Liophis epinephelus)...for one…

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aviona's avatar

Me…

wearing rubber gloves. I’m not even kidding. I went poison dart frog hunting in the jungle. Slightly looped. I have pictures to prove it!

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@aviona
The question asks about eating the frog…:>)

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aviona's avatar

Whooooops. Well. I bet. I. Still. Could. See. I was. Looped. And…Okay. No excuse.

::Gets off high horse::

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The only known predator of the world’s most poisonous frog (Phyllobates terribilis) is a snake, Liophis ( Leimadophis ) epinephelus. This snake is resistant to the frog’s poison but not immune.

source:
http://www.mongabay.com/faqs_poison_dart_frogs.htm

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