Aloe elata is one of the few poisonous species of Aloe.
Source: Bjorå, C. S., Wabuyele, E., Grace, O. M., Nordal, I., & Newton, L. E. (2015). The uses of Kenyan aloes: an analysis of implications for names, distribution and conservation. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 82. doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0060-0