Why does the poison frogs don't die and the poison in it?
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Lucky for venomous and poisonous animals, they seem to be immune to their own toxins. Some venomous creatures avoid harming themselvesbecause the toxin is in a special compartment in their bodies. For example, certain snakes have glands and ducts lined with cells resistant to the venom.
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The frog secretes the toxin out of its own skin. Poison is so advantageous from a survival and evolutionary perspective that biologists wonder why more creatures don't have them. ... The neurotransmitter acetylcholine in these frogs and the toxin epibatidine bind to the same receptor on a nerve cell's membrane.
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