Elliot Richmond wrote:
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:08:35 GMT, Harold Robbins
wrote:



WARNING: Snopes is not credible. Do a google search and you will find
reports around the world about oleander poisoning. Snopes is and
interesting page but they are not credible and I would not place the
lives of human beings on the accuracy of their reports.


On the contrary, Snopes is very credible.

Neither Snopes nor anyone else is questioning the toxicity of
oleander. The Snopes article was ONLY about the urban legend of a
family or Boy Scout troop or whoever suffering fatal poisoning after
toasting stuff on a fire using oleander sticks. All of the sources you
give affirm the toxicity of oleander, but none of them mention this
incident.



Elliot Richmond
Freelance Science Writer and Editor

Trust a darn science writer to make us stick with the facts..... ;-)