Yeah, they pretty much are. That's pretty good. I forget, why does snow smell like bllod? I know he has sores in his mouth, but I forget WHY exactly he has them.
He poisoned the other contenders that wanted to be president and drank from the same cup as them so that no one was suspicious. He obviously had the antidote but the after effect was that he had blisters which went in his mouth and throat. He died coughing!