We all know the platypus – a funny looking animal with a funny sounding name. Yes, they are one of the few mammals to lay eggs and they have that wacky-looking bill that makes them looks like a duck muskrat. From now on, I’m calling them duckrats.

But they’re venomous too!  How awesome is that?!?! OK, I’m a giant nerd, but still. VENOM. In a mammal!  Here are some more fun platypus facts, not all of which are about the venom: