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1 A toxin is a highly toxic protein produced by certain plants, animals or pathogenic bacteria. 2  Examples include snake venom and anthrax. 3  All toxins are toxicants, but only those toxicants produced by living organisms are toxins. 4  Substances that are toxic only to specific types of cells or organs are called cytotoxins.
A poison is a substance that has a noxious effect on living organisms. Can derive from another living organism or from inorganic material, for instance a heavy metal or cyanide. A toxin is a poison produced by a living organism. A venom is a toxin injected from a living organism into another. A venom therefore is a toxin and a toxin is a poison, not all poisons are toxins, not all toxins are venoms. Written Apr 13, 2015 Â· View Upvotes.