The puffer fish is poisonous, but not venomous, while a rattlesnake is venomous but not poisonous. Both can kill you with their toxins. Sound confusing? Let’s try to clear it up. A poison is any ...

A man in Illinois has pleaded guilty to posing as a doctor in order to purchase the poisonous toxin found in puffer fish for “use as a weapon.” Edward Bachner was arrested in 2008 and charged with ...

The couple’s daughter, Ng Ai Lee, said her father purchased the puffer fish — a delicacy known to contain extremely potent poisons — from a local fish shop on March 25. “My parents have been buying ...

An elderly couple from Malaysia have died after consuming poisonous pufferfish, leading their family to call for stricter regulations on the dish. The couple, Ng Chuan Sing and Lim Siew Guan, had ...

After consuming pufferfish on March 25, a woman was pronounced dead shortly after she was hospitalized, while her husband, who was also treated, died weeks later Maria Pasquini is a Senior News Editor ...

Anglers are again being warned about a poisonous fish in Rhode Island waters. Some people eat smooth puffer fish, and some consider them a delicacy, but they're "a serious threat to your health if not ...

A man who cooked and ate a poisonous pufferfish that was gifted to him fell into a coma and died 35 days later, according to reports. Magno Sergio Gomes, 46, died in a hospital in Espirito Santos, ...

The town of Caswell Beach has warned residents about what it says is dead and potentially poisonous fish washing up on the beach. The town let residents know via email advisory on Tuesday. "There have ...