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The platypus is venomous and its sting is brutal

Did you know the platypus is venomous? That cute bastard stings so hard, people say it feels like getting shot.

Inside its venom are about 13 toxin families: breaks down proteins, trigger inflammation, hit pain nerves really hard, black-widow spiders toxins, CRISP proteins that can interfere with channels/muscle function...

One Australian war veteran said the pain was "immediate, sustained, and devastating". What’s worse - standard painkillers don’t help. Only nerve blocks can bring relief.

The platypus is venomous and its sting is brutal

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