If I was bitten by a venomous snake, would my condition be described properly as “poisoned” or “envenomed” or something else?

Answer 1

Domingo is right in that venom and poison are slightly different. In English, we distinguish between "poison" and "envenom" (as verbs) in the following way:

"TO POISON" means to inject a toxic substance somehow (by giving it to someone to eat or drink, to bite someone with venomous fangs, to put toxins in the air for someone to breathe, etc.). You can poison yourself (by smoking cigarettes), or get poisoned (if you eat an apple that an evil witch has put poison in), or poison someone (by giving them a toxic injection or drink). ALSO we would say, "The evil witch poisoned the apple by dipping it in the poison."

"TO ENVEMON" means to make something poisonous. So, just like in the previous example, we could say, "The evil witch envenomed the apple by dipping it in poison," but we cannot say, "I envenomed my enemy because I wanted to kill him." That would mean we made him into a poisonous or toxic substance.

Answer 2

I believe, in terms of the English language, either would work. In biology, we distinguish that venom is a specific type of poison that is biologically generated to inflict harm on another organism via injection. You wouldn't say you've been injected with snake poison, you'd more appropriately say you've been injected with snake venom. But in the past tense as you present it I'm not sure if it matters which you use. I don't know if any professors would be that nit-picky as long as you demonstrate knowledge of the difference. Envenomed certainly sounds fancier if you want to put it in a paper though! Generally, if you ingest a toxin and it harms you then you'd call it poison. If you're bitten and the toxin harms you, then it is venom. The term toxin should refer to any harmful biological compound.