Safety Rangers in Paradise – A Day at Alligator Adventures: Part 1
Alligator Adventures is probably the coolest place on earth. If only they sold beer.
The Poison Boy Podcast: PBP058 – Ca Plane Pour Moi!
Poison Boy returns from abroad to share some knowledge on the City of Light -…read more →
The Poison Boy Podcast: PBP058 – Ca Plane Pour Moi!
Podcasts
The Poison Boy Podcast: PBP057: A Blanket of Shadows, A Bed of Bullets
Poison Boy burning the midnight oil and digging deep to uncover the secrets of nuclear…read more →
The Poison Boy Podcast: PBP057: A Blanket of Shadows, A Bed of Bullets
Podcasts
The Poison Boy Podcast: PBP056 – In the Undertow of a Memory
Poison Boy returns unscathed from his adventures in the reptile world and he sits down…read more →
The Poison Boy Podcast: PBP056 – In the Undertow of a Memory
Podcasts
Safety Rangers in Paradise – A Day at Alligator Adventures: Part 1
Alligator Adventures is probably the coolest place on earth. If only they sold beer. …read more →
Safety Rangers in Paradise – A Day at Alligator Adventures: Part 1
Animals
The Poison Boy Podcast: PBP055: Seance in the Sand with the Carolina Ghost Crabs
Poison Boy reporting from Alligator Adventures and South of the Border with alligators, snakes, crocs,…read more →
The Poison Boy Podcast: PBP055: Seance in the Sand with the Carolina Ghost Crabs
Podcasts
Mad Cow Disease – Everything Old Is New Again
Here is something you don't hear much about these days, unless I guess if you…read more →
Mad Cow Disease – Everything Old Is New Again
Animals
Where is Lieutenant Columbo When You Need Him?
I love these kinds of stories. Real Columbo-level homicide crime drama. Poor Brian Underwood, murdered…read more →
Where is Lieutenant Columbo When You Need Him?
conspiracy theories
Cassava Tragedy
This is a very sad story. Admittedly, the details about cassava safety can be a…read more →
Cassava Tragedy
Accidental
Welcome to the unusual, terrifying and occasionally hilarious world of poisonings and toxicology.
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Mad Cow Disease – Everything Old Is New Again
Here is something you don’t hear much about these days, unless I guess if you are a large-animal vet. More than 100 cows had to be euthanized in New Zealand…read more →
Where is Lieutenant Columbo When You Need Him?
I love these kinds of stories. Real Columbo-level homicide crime drama. Poor Brian Underwood, murdered by a lethal dose of potassium cyanide in 1991. But so far, the police have…read more →
Cassava Tragedy
This is a very sad story. Admittedly, the details about cassava safety can be a little confusing. Cassava is widely cultivated throughout the world for it’s carbohydrate-rich tuberous root. Hence, cassava…read more →
I’m No Nancy Drew, But I’d Say the Jury Got It Right The First Time
The fields of medicine and the biological sciences are full of some really bright people. Then there are guys like Robert Ferrante. Convicted of killing his wife by poisoning her…read more →
The Japanese Black Widow Is One Cold Hearted Obaa-san
So this probably exceedingly polite and mild-mannered Japanese lady admitted to poisoning and killing her husband because she “was treated poorly compared with another women he used to date.” But…read more →
Hate the Game Not the Player
As unfortunate as this story is, I can’t help but feel some admiration for little Missy Emerick. Held against her will, she devises a plan that she probably remembers from…read more →
For A Toxicologist, Idiots = Job Security
I still can’t believe that in this day and age there are people that hoard live animals and venomous reptiles. This guy had 80 snakes and a pool full of…read more →
Chinese Vlogger Accidentally Eats Poisonous Plant – Hilarity Ensues
There is something bizarrely fascinating about watching someone poisoning themselves. Like a slow-motion train wreck. Or a dumpster fire. You just know that there will be a bad outcome but you…read more →
People Are Getting High by Snorting Fancy Chocolate? Sign Me Up!
So I guess that the hot new high is snorting gourmet chocolate powder. It’s called Coco Loko because, well, just because. I guess this is for people that want to…read more →
