answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Yes there is but not many there is a certain species that have it!

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

AnswerBot

3mo ago

Yes, some shrews have venomous saliva that they use to subdue their prey. However, they are not considered dangerous to humans as their venom is generally not potent enough to cause harm.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Is there a poisonous shrew
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Is the platypus the only poisonous marsupial?

No, because the platypus is not a marsupial. A platypus is a monotreme (egg-laying mammal). It is not the only venomous mammal. "Venomous" is the correct term, rather than "poisonous", as things which are poisonous must be ingested, i.e. eaten or drunk. Other venomous marsupials include the Cuban solenodon, Eurasian Water Shrew, Northern Short-tailed Shrew and Southern Short-tailed Shrew, just to name a few.


Is the shrew poisonous?

Shrews are not poisonous. They are insectivorous mammals that use venom to incapacitate their prey, but this venom is not toxic to humans. Shrews pose no threat to people in terms of poisoning.


What is an fact about a water shrew?

Water shrews are very elusive creatures, and are one of very few venomous mammals. Their saliva is poisonous to their prey, but not harmful to humans.


When a snake kills a shrew the shrew is the?

The shrew is the prey.


What is the name of a baby shrew?

There is no such thing. A baby shrew is called a baby shrew.


How do you make a shrew in alxemy game?

how do you make a shrew in alxemy


When a snake kills a shrew the shrew is called the what and the snake is the what?

The snake would be the predator and the shrew would be the prey


What is the name of the shrew in The Taming of the Shrew?

katherine


What is an Irish Shrew?

Species of shrew found in Ireland include:- The Pygmy shrew (Native) Common shrew (Native) The Greater white-toothed shrew (New discovery, believed to have been recently introduced).


How did the Etruscan Shrew get its name?

A shrew or shrew mouse (family Soricidae) is a small mole-like mammalclassified in the order Eulipotyphla. It is believed to be a descendant of the shrew mouse, so it got it's name, "Etruscan Shrew"


What is is the smallest shrew?

The Etruscan Shrew, Suncus Etruscus.


Who is or is not a shrew Petruchio or Kat?

Kate is a shrew ..petruchio cannot be becose shrew can only be used to describe a woman