Because actually I did't understand until I was about to post the comment with just the first question, at which point I thought to myself OP might mean venomou

Because actually I did't understand until I was about to post the comment with just the first question, at which point I thought to myself OP might mean venomous! There are poisonous animals out there that you really should not eat! But for the most part people aren't afraid of eating poisonous things (it's usually too late to fear).