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** It's never stated to be poison though. It might just have been acid.
** It's never stated to be poison though. It might just have been acid.
* ''[[Murder By Death]]''. One of the glasses of wine is poisoned. When the wine is poured onto a cloth napkin, it burns holes through it.
* ''[[Murder By Death]]''. One of the glasses of wine is poisoned. When the wine is poured onto a cloth napkin, it burns holes through it.
* ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower (Film)|Curse of the Golden Flower]]'': Never actually stated to be poison, but normally you don't try to make people drink acid.
* ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'': Never actually stated to be poison, but normally you don't try to make people drink acid.
* ''[[Prince of Persia the Sands of Time (Film)|Prince of Persia the Sands of Time]]'': The poisoned robe corrodes its wearer's flesh {{spoiler|as well as the hands of the poisoner}}, but somehow not its own cloth or the cloth it's wrapped in when presented to the victim. Perhaps it reacts with sweat.
* ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time|Prince of Persia the Sands of Time]]'': The poisoned robe corrodes its wearer's flesh {{spoiler|as well as the hands of the poisoner}}, but somehow not its own cloth or the cloth it's wrapped in when presented to the victim. Perhaps it reacts with sweat.
* ''[[Clash of the Titans (Film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' (1981). The Stygian Witches say that Medusa's blood is a deadly poison, and after Perseus cuts off her head her blood spews out and melt's Perseus' shield, which was a gift from the gods.
* ''[[Clash of the Titans]]'' (1981). The Stygian Witches say that Medusa's blood is a deadly poison, and after Perseus cuts off her head her blood spews out and melt's Perseus' shield, which was a gift from the gods.




== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'': Poison from the Basilisk's fangs was a corrosive substance. [[Justified]] since the delivery method is through a bite.
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'': Poison from the Basilisk's fangs was a corrosive substance. [[Justified]] since the delivery method is through a bite.
* ''[[Discworld]]'' plays with this a lot, but most noticeably in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Interesting Times|Interesting Times]]''.
* ''[[Discworld]]'' plays with this a lot, but most noticeably in ''[[Discworld/Interesting Times|Interesting Times]]''.
* [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Eyes of the Dragon]]'' featured Flagg preparing a poison which burned away and twisted the bowl of the spoon with which he stirred it. The corrosive power killing before the poison ''is'' addressed however, as the poison when mixed with water, wine or ingested by the human body stops it burning holes through stuff, it just kills you an extremely unpleasant manner a day or two later.
* [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Eyes of the Dragon]]'' featured Flagg preparing a poison which burned away and twisted the bowl of the spoon with which he stirred it. The corrosive power killing before the poison ''is'' addressed however, as the poison when mixed with water, wine or ingested by the human body stops it burning holes through stuff, it just kills you an extremely unpleasant manner a day or two later.
* In the ''[[Humanx Commonwealth]]'' series, Alaspinian minidrags spit an incredibly potent neurotoxin that has been shown to eat through metal. It's justified in that minidrags have no teeth, so they rely on their toxin's corrosive properties to get it into the bloodstreams of their enemies.
* In the ''[[Humanx Commonwealth]]'' series, Alaspinian minidrags spit an incredibly potent neurotoxin that has been shown to eat through metal. It's justified in that minidrags have no teeth, so they rely on their toxin's corrosive properties to get it into the bloodstreams of their enemies.
* In the ''[[Temeraire]]'' novels, certain breeds of dragon are capable of spraying acid. While some characters early in the story refer to it as poison, neither the dragons nor their handlers make the mistake, making this an in-universe example of the trope.
* In the ''[[Temeraire]]'' novels, certain breeds of dragon are capable of spraying acid. While some characters early in the story refer to it as poison, neither the dragons nor their handlers make the mistake, making this an in-universe example of the trope.
* In the ''[[Wraeththu (Literature)|Wraeththu]]'' novels by Storm Constantine, the title creatures' semen is a caustic poison. This is also true in the [[Tabletop RPG]] based on the novels.
* In the ''[[Wraeththu]]'' novels by Storm Constantine, the title creatures' semen is a caustic poison. This is also true in the [[Tabletop RPG]] based on the novels.




== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]'' episode "The Way to Eden": The plant life of the planet Eden is full of acidic poison.
* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode "The Way to Eden": The plant life of the planet Eden is full of acidic poison.
* The nerve gas in Season 5 of ''[[Twenty Four]]'' could eat through door seals. Handwaved in that the nerve gas was mixed with a corrosive element.
* The nerve gas in Season 5 of ''[[24]]'' could eat through door seals. Handwaved in that the nerve gas was mixed with a corrosive element.
* In the TV version of ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'', the sequence demonstrating the effect of drinking a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster ends with a close-up of the stuff, having been spilled when the drinkers succumbed to unconsciousness, eating a hole in the floor.
* In the TV version of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', the sequence demonstrating the effect of drinking a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster ends with a close-up of the stuff, having been spilled when the drinkers succumbed to unconsciousness, eating a hole in the floor.
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
** The original series did this a lot when a poison attack was used on the Megazord. It could also shock, as Scorpina's sting did.
** The original series did this a lot when a poison attack was used on the Megazord. It could also shock, as Scorpina's sting did.
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*** The High Gorgon envenoms its weapons with an acidic poison partially derived from the poison injected by its snake heads.
*** The High Gorgon envenoms its weapons with an acidic poison partially derived from the poison injected by its snake heads.
*** The Narleth's bite injects an acidic venom that causes paralysis. Multiple bites will cause the victim's flesh and bones to dissolve.
*** The Narleth's bite injects an acidic venom that causes paralysis. Multiple bites will cause the victim's flesh and bones to dissolve.
* The ''[[Magic the Gathering]]'' card Poison the Well shows someone carrying water in wooden pails, but where it has spilled out it's eaten holes in the ground. Apparently it's acid poison that only dissolves dirt.
* The ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' card Poison the Well shows someone carrying water in wooden pails, but where it has spilled out it's eaten holes in the ground. Apparently it's acid poison that only dissolves dirt.
* ''[[Amber]] Diceless Role-Playing'', ''Shadow Knight'' supplement.
* ''[[Amber]] Diceless Role-Playing'', ''Shadow Knight'' supplement.
** The standard form of the Envenom spell is a poisonous acid that prevents rapid healing and regeneration of wounds.
** The standard form of the Envenom spell is a poisonous acid that prevents rapid healing and regeneration of wounds.
** Demons can have a bite which injects a highly caustic poison. It has the same effect on healing/regeneration as the Envenom spell.
** Demons can have a bite which injects a highly caustic poison. It has the same effect on healing/regeneration as the Envenom spell.
* ''[[Hollow Earth Expedition (Tabletop Game)|Hollow Earth Expedition]]'' supplement ''Secrets of the Surface World''. A wasp in the Amazon rain forest has a sting with venom so caustic it causes 2nd degree burns.
* ''[[Hollow Earth Expedition]]'' supplement ''Secrets of the Surface World''. A wasp in the Amazon rain forest has a sting with venom so caustic it causes 2nd degree burns.




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