Top Rated Vets /
Mind of Animals / Poison Oak
🌿
Poison Oak
Toxicodendron pubescens
3
Can hurt you
danger 3 out of 5
What you should know
Also three leaflets, but rounder, like a little oak leaf. Same oil, same rule, same miserable rash.
Whoa
Goats eat it happily and never react at all. Humans got a raw deal on this one.
Staying safe around it
This one is poisonous, which means it hurts you if you touch it or eat it. It cannot chase you, so the rule is simple: look, do not touch.
Always ask a grown-up before you touch any animal or plant. If something bites or stings you, tell an adult right away.
Source: our source list
Read more about the poison oak at Wikipedia.