Introduction The male platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), and the male Echidna, are the only mammals in the world with a functioning venom apparatus, with the platypus’s venom being released from a spur situated on their hind leg. These spurs are believed to be a mechanism for competing with rival male platypuses while mating. With platypuses being a threatened species endemic only to Australia’s eastern coastline and Tasmania, envenomation injuries are a rarely encountered clinical scenario, and their management is equally as elusive. Case A 55-year-old male right hand dominant zoologist, presented to the emergency department with significant pain and swelling in his left index finger approximately 90 minutes after suffering an envenomation from a platypus spur. He was admitted for IV antibiotics and a prompt surgical washout, being discharged home on day 2 post-op. He was followed up in both the plastic surgery outpatient department and with the hand therapy department locally. He made good recovery, with all symptoms fully resolving within 2 weeks of discharge. Discussion Platypus envenomation is a rare clinical scenario and to date, there are only 3 published case reports of platypus envenomation in the literature, all occurring in hands. This case represents the first documented case of platypus envenomation in a finger. Symptoms of platypus envenomation are localised, causing severe pain and hyperalgesia so treatment modalities for other forms of envenomation (pressure bandage immobilisation and hot water immersion) are not indicated and/or not effective in these cases. From previous literature and our experience in this case, IV antibiotics, prompt surgical washout and multimodal analgesia are the mainstays of treatment in these cases.