Venom Marilyn Singer -

That afternoon, Maya walked home through the park. The leaves were turning, the world shifting from green to gold and rust. She sat on a bench and pulled Venom out again. She looked at the different creatures—the cone snail, the Gila monster, the spider. They were beautiful in their danger. They were honest.

Rattler, sidewinder, copperhead, cottonmouth— some snakes inject venom through hollow fangs. They hunt small prey. They do not strike me as evil, merely wary, hungry. venom marilyn singer

: Actively inject toxins into victims using specialized structures like fangs, teeth, stingers, spines, or spurs (e.g., snakes, spiders, and scorpions). That afternoon, Maya walked home through the park