Should You Eat Platypus?

Can you eat it? NO! The Platypus is poisonous so don't even try. Up until the 20^th century it was hunted for it's fur, but it is now a protected species.

Why do people kill platypus?

Since production rises during the breeding season, it is theorised that the venom is used as an offensive weapon to assert dominance and to control territory during this period. While the platypus may use this characteristic for offensive mating purposes, they may have also adapted it for defensive techniques.

Can platypus kill you?

The Duck-Billed Platypus

These cuties found here have venom that can be lethal, but there are no recorded cases of them killing humans. ... The platypus wraps its hind legs around its victim, driving in its sharp spurs, and releases venom, temporarily paralyzing another male platypus in the wild.