![]() ![]() On the other hand, the platypus is more vulnerable to other animals, including dogs, when crossing between creeks and dams.įor example, a platypus was found dead in 2020 along Cockatoo Creek, about an hour’s drive east from Melbourne, and the vet confirmed a dog most likely killed it. Still, there is no certain evidence of this ever happening. Potentially platypus can kill a dog with its venom as the dog is a smaller animal than us humans and only if venom would be directly injected into major blood vessels. In that case, the platypus can be dangerous and may produce his secret weapon and viciously drive his spurs into his provoke. Suppose a person makes a male platypus feel threatened, particularly during mating season. RELATED: Are Platypus Marsupial? + Their Venom & Eggs This sometimes happens to fishermen, zookeepers, or biologists when handling male platypuses during the breeding season. Also, platypus uses his venomous “weapon” during mating season to show dominance, which is usually springtime.Įven though platypus’s venom probably won’t kill you, it can cause swelling at the wound site, which results in extreme pain that could last for weeks. Platypus can’t kill a human as its venom isn’t strong enough to kill us, and there are no records of humans killed by platypus. Scientists think that males use these spurs to compete with rivals during the breeding season. ![]() Why do only male platypus spurs have venom? Only spurs contain venom on the platypus body, so there is no venom if there are no spurs. You can tell apart female from male platypus based on do they have spur or not.Īdult females lack this venomous spur, but young females have small vestigial spur sheaths shed before maturity. RELATED: Can You Have A Platypus As A Pet? (Should You?) Are female platypus venomous?įemale platypus are not venomous because their spur containing venom falls off before adulthood. This spur is connected to its venom gland, which increases during breeding. This way, the male platypus becomes one of the only mammals on earth that have venom.Įach of the rear legs of a male platypus has a spur that looks like a scary claw. The male platypus has a horny spike containing dangerous venom on the rear foot, using it to protect his territory. Platypus are dangerous animals, but only during the mating season. ![]()
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