Originally posted by Violent2Dope
Actually, Yoshi does kill you when he eats you.
Exactly.
The only time that Yoshi doesn't "kill" someone after eating them is in the Super Smash Bros series, mainly because it wouldn't be fair if a person loses a life every time Yoshi uses his "egg lay" move on them.
If that were to happen, then Yoshi would be a very deadly character.