# 10. Inland Taipan Snake
This is the most poisonous animal in the snake category. A single bite
can kill up to a 100 human adults. The venom is so neuro-toxic that it
can kill a human in less than 45 minutes. It's venom is about 400 times
more toxic than that of the cobra, making it one of the most venomous
snakes in the world.
The backs of the poison dart frog ooze a slimy neurotoxin that is meant
to keep predators away. Each frog produces enough of the toxin to kill
10 humans, though, strangely, in captivity, the frogs do not secrete
this poison. The frogs are brilliantly coloured and live mainly in
Central and South America.
This fish is found in the Pacific and Indian ocean and is the most
poisonous animal as far as the sea is concerned. It stores its toxins
in deadly spikes that are found on the surface of it's body and hurts
it's predators really badly. Often described as 'The worst pain known
to man', the stonefish administers a sting that can cause a human to go
into shock, paralysis and can lead to the death of tissues. If
immediate medical attention is not administered, then it can cause
amputations and deaths in humans.
# 7. Marbled Cone Snail
These snails are found in the salt water environment. One drop of the
venom of the marbled cone snail is enough to kill about 20 humans. A
bite will result in severe pain, numbness, tingling and swelling in the
area of the bite. It may also lead to breathing failure, muscle
paralysis and vision changes. There is no anti-venom available for the
this creature's bite.
# 6. Puffer Fish
Puffer Fish are the second most poisonous vertebrate on earth (the
first one is golden dart Frog). The meat of some species is a delicacy
in both Japan (as fugu ) and Korea (as bok-uh ) but the problem is that
the skin and certain organs of many puffer fish are very poisonous to
humans.
This puffy fish produce rapid and violent death..Puffer's poisoning causes deadening of the tongue and lips, dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate, difficulty breathing, and muscle paralysis. Victims die from suffocation as diaphragm muscles are paralyzed. Most of the victims die after four to 24 hours. There is no known antidote, Most deaths from fugu happen when untrained people catch and prepare the fish.
Statistics show that there were 20 to 44 incidents of fugu poisoning per year between 1996 and 2006 in all of Japan and up to six incidents per year led to death. Since Fugu's poison can cause near instantaneous death, only licensed chefs are allowed to prepare it.
This puffy fish produce rapid and violent death..Puffer's poisoning causes deadening of the tongue and lips, dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate, difficulty breathing, and muscle paralysis. Victims die from suffocation as diaphragm muscles are paralyzed. Most of the victims die after four to 24 hours. There is no known antidote, Most deaths from fugu happen when untrained people catch and prepare the fish.
Statistics show that there were 20 to 44 incidents of fugu poisoning per year between 1996 and 2006 in all of Japan and up to six incidents per year led to death. Since Fugu's poison can cause near instantaneous death, only licensed chefs are allowed to prepare it.
# 5. Death Stalker Scorpion
Contrarily to the popular belief most of the scorpions are relatively
harmless to humans as stings produce only local effects (pain, numbness
or swelling). However, the Death Starker Scorpion is highly dangerous
species because its venom is a powerful cocktail of neurotoxins which
causes an intense and unbearable pain, then fever, followed by coma,
convulsions, paralysis and death. Fortunately, while a sting from this
scorpion is extremely painful, it would be unlikely to kill a healthy,
adult human. Young children, the old, or infirm (with a heart condition)
are at the biggest risk.
Death stalker scorpions are spread in North Africa and Middle East.
Death stalker scorpions are spread in North Africa and Middle East.
# 4. Box Jellyfish
Also known as the wasp jellyfish, this salad-bowl sized jellyfish can
have up to 60 tentacles as long as 15 feet. Each tentacle has enough
toxin to kill 50 humans. They are found in Australia, the Philippines,
and many other tropical areas. Since 1884 at least 5,567 deaths have
been attributed to these creatures.
# 3. Blue-Ringed Octopus
The Blue-Ringed Octopus is very small, only the size of a golf ball,
but its venom is so powerful that can kill a human. Actually it carries
enough poison to kill 26 adult humans within minutes, and there is no
antidote. They are currently recognized as one of the world's most
venomous animals.
Its painless bite may seem harmless, but the deadly neurotoxins begin working immediately resulting in muscular weakness, numbness, followed by a cessation and breathing and ultimately death.
They can be found in tide pools in the Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Australia.
Its painless bite may seem harmless, but the deadly neurotoxins begin working immediately resulting in muscular weakness, numbness, followed by a cessation and breathing and ultimately death.
They can be found in tide pools in the Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Australia.
# 2. Asian Cobra
While the Asian cobra does not have the deadliest venom, it does make
the most of what it has, causing the largest chunk of the 50 thousand
deaths by snakebite per year. An average cobra is about 1 metre in
length.
# 1. Brazillian Wandering Spider
The Brazilian wandering spider, also known as the Banana spider or the
Phoneutria, is one of the most poisonous animal alive. It's toxins are
so lethal that a minuscule amount which equals 0.006 mg can kill a
mouse. This most poisonous spider is said to contain the most potent
neuro-toxic venom among all other spiders. This spider administers a
venomous sting that not only causes excruciating pain but can also lead
to Priapism (Uncomfortable degrees of erections that end up lasting for
many hours and can lead to impotence) in males. What adds to these
spider's lethal powers is the fact that they hide during the daytime in
populated areas and therefore the chances of bites are upped.
