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Ugly milk-cap Lactarius turpis and poisonous fire-milk mushroom Lactarius pyrogalus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
AconitumBotanical illustration of Aconitum, also known as monkshood Date: 1896
Triple form of Hecate around a column. Ancient Greek mythology goddess from Asia Minor and Thrace. She is associated with crossroads, fire, the Moon, magic, witchcraft
Physostigma venenosum, calabar beanIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Echiichthys vipera, lesser weever fishPhotograph of the lesser weever fish (Echiichthys vipera), which lives in the English Channel, buried under the sea bed with its venomous dorsal fin showing above the sandy bottom
German gas masksA British impression of the type of respiratory equipment used by German soldiers during gas attacks upon Allied troops. The Germans first used poisonous gas at Ypres on April 22nd 1915
German poison- gas 1915Diagrams of various kinds of apparatus employed by Germans. 1915
Cyanide dumps, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaCyanide dumps from mining, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1930
General view of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, around the time of the Empire Exhibition, showing a football ground, the offices of British General Electric
Toxic or poisonous substances. Pharmacy Museum. Turku. Finland
WW1 - German gas attackWW1 - Illustrating a gas attack in the eastern war zone from an aerial viewpoint. The poisonous cloud rolls before a westerly wind towards the Russian lines
WW1 - Protection against gas attacks, Belgium, 1915WW1 - A photograph showing three Belgian soldiers positioned in their trench, and their machine-gun ready to fire. They wear gas masks to protect themselves against the asphyxiating gas attack
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G
Indian or spectacled cobra, Naja naja.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G
Yellow castrolobium with pyramid-shaped flowers, Castrolobium pyramidale.. Poisonous plant from Australia. Drawn and zincographed by C. T
Edible blusher, Amanita rubescens, and poisonous panthercap, Amanita pantherina.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
Chocolate and scarlet colored Russula emetica and pink R. emetica var. fragilis.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
Poisonous scarlet, Satans mushroom, or Devil sPoisonous scarlet, Satans mushroom, or Devils bolete mushroom, Boletus satanas.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
Poisonous rust-orange color Russula rubra and suspect brown Russula foetens mushrooms.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
Suspect mushroom, Tricholoma rutilans and poisonous sulphur tricholoma, T. sulfureum.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
Edible peppery mik-cap Lactarius piperatus and poisonous woolly milk-cap Lactarius torminosus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
Poisonous fools mushroom Amanita verna and edible European white egg mushroom Amanita ovoidea.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
WW1 - Ad for repirators - threat of gas attack by ZeppelinsWW1 - Advertisement for Freers Repirators from Cooper & Son of King Street, Gravesend, to counter the threat of attack by poison gas bombs, dropped from Zeppelins during an air raid. Date: circa 1915
European / Common ADDER - adults; pre-copulation breeding behaviour (Vipera berus). river Ugutka bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia
Gas-masked horse and horseman at AldershotOwing to the increased of poison-gas in World War One, soldiers were trained in the usage of gas-masks in centres, in England, before being allowed to go to the front
Advertisement for Robbialac paint, from Jenson & Nicholson of Stratford, East London. It costs less than wallpaper, slightly more than distemper, but its durability makes it far cheaper than either
Aconitum napellus, monkshoodOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Strychnos toxifera, strychnos vineIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Oleander cvPlate 704 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gyrostemon ramulosus, sandhill corkbarkPlate 123 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Helleborus viridis, green helleboreHellebores contain a powerful cardiac poison & narcotic. Used medicinally for a variety of conditions, it needed to be administered with care to avoid being fatal to the patient
Taxus sp. yewYew berries and seeds which are known to contain the alkaloid taxine and are poisonous
Arsenic is a highly poisonous metallic element (As). This specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London
Castanospermum australe, Moreton Bay chestnutPhotograph of the seed pod of a Castanospermum australe tree
Sphoeroides sp. pufferfishTableau 23 by Albertus Seba from his Thesaurus, Vol 3, 1759
Strychnos ignatii, St. Ignatiuss beanPlate 46 from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Euproctis chrysorrhoea, brown-tail moth caterpillarThese caterpillars of the brown-tail moth are noted for their poisonous hairs, which can cause a rash on contact with skin
Cleopatra bitten by the asp (a somewhat unconvincing, posed version). Date: early 20th century
Fools Parsley (Aethusa Cynapium), a poisonous European hedgerow plant. Date: 1930s
HENBANEHenbane (Hyoscyamus Niger), is wild, poisonous plant, often used for medicinal purposes. Date: 1930s
Sumac Leaves(Poisonous) Sumac leaves, covered in raindrops. Date: 1960s
Funghi / Cordier 4 1876AGARICUS PHALLOIDES (poisonous) Date: 1876
Bulbocodium Vernum (Spring Meadow Saffron), a beautiful but poisonous plant of the Colchicaceae family. The flowers have long pink and white petals
British gas maskA British soldier wearing a respirator or gas-mask with an air-valve on the top. The Germans first used poisonous gas at Ypres on April 22nd 1915
The Poisoning of LangemarckThe scene of the first use of poisonous gas in warfare; a shell-torn field at the entrance of Langemarck, north of Ypres in April 1915
British soldier in a new gas-maskA British soldier wearing a new gas mask. Following the German use of poisonous gas at Ypres on April 22nd, 1915, it became a common feature of World War I warfare
Colossal impudence: Protection against English gas-bombsGerman illustration showing a German Red-Cross worker wearing protection against English gas-bombs. The image is accompanied by indignant ILN editorial
1555 / Fighting SnakesSwedish countryfolk fighting serpents