The M-44 – aka the “cyanide bomb” – is one of America’s great weapons in its ongoing war against nature. The device is buried in the ground with a bait that attracts wild animals poking into the air. When an animal interacts with the device, it suddenly blasts sodium cyanide powder upwards.
Needless to say, that isn’t great for the poor animal. The sodium cyanide reacts with their bodily fluids and converts into toxic hydrogen cyanide gas. The animal violently convulses as its nervous system misfires; its throat, mouth, and lungs feel as if they are on fire; and it vomits itself to death.
