Platypus: This egg-laying oddity from Australia packs a punch with venom spurs on its hind legs. The venom isn't fatal to humans but can cause excruciating pain and swelling.
Short-tailed shrews: These tiny, shrew-sized mammals found in North America and Eurasia have venomous saliva that can paralyze small prey.
Solenodons: These insectivores native to Hispaniola have grooves on their lower jaws that deliver venom through their saliva. Their venom can be lethal to small animals.
– Greater hairy-footed mole: This burrowing mammal found in Southeast Asia has venomous spurs on its front legs, used for defense.
– Eastern Cuba insectivore: This recently discovered species, only known from a few museum specimens, is thought to be venomous based on its close relation to solenodons.
Star-nosed mole: This unique mole with a star-shaped nose on its face might also be venomous, although research is still ongoing.
Eurasian water shrew: This shrew native to Europe and Asia has mildly venomous saliva that can paralyze small prey.
Etruscan shrew: The smallest mammal in Europe, this shrew might also have mildly venomous saliva.