There are some seriously fascinating creatures on this Earth. Different species have various traits about them that make them unique and make us want to know more about them. However, there are some critters that we should stay far away from unless we’ve had proper training. For example, a few snakes are harmless, and you can own them as pets, but some snakes can also take down a human with their venom. The list goes on and if you’re brave enough to discover the most dangerous species on this planet, then feel free to click ahead.
Brazillian Wandering Spider
Spiders are already creatures that you don’t want to get too comfortable with, but this guy is the king of poisonous spiders. Some eight-legged freaks kill you, but the Brazillian Wandering Spider makes your death the worst.
After it bites you, it’s best to send a mass text to all the ones you love because you will experience some horrifying things. Heart problems, hypothermia, and convulsions are all possibilities after being bitten.
Deathstalker Scorpion
The good thing for Americans when it comes to the Deathstalker Scorpion is that they primarily reside in North Africa and the Middle East. The bad news for those citizens is that this scorpion is responsible for the majority of scorpion-related deaths.
Healthy adults aren’t as susceptible to death when stung by these guys, but we can’t say the same for children. Kids and people with compromised immune systems can suffer fever, coma convulsions, and paralysis right before their lungs get filled with their own fluids.
African Leopard
We know, big cats are often looked at as adorable and animals that you want to pet. Yeah, if you’re a zookeeper that’s fine, but if you run into the African Leopard in the wild, you might want to call it quits. Putting up a fight won’t help against these big cats.
When this leopard becomes injured, it fights back and become even more dangerous. They aren’t the biggest of cats, but African Leopards have massive strength and can hide big kills like antelope and giraffe in trees.
Africanized Honey Bee
These aren’t your regular run-of-the-mill bees buzzing in your backyard collecting pollen. No, these little guys are extremely dangerous. They came about when a Brazilian beekeeper tried to interbreed European and African honey bees back in 1957.
They are genetically mixed “killer bees” that have since spread throughout North and South America. If you make one mad, then chances are it will chase you for up to a quarter of a mile and it could call in more to swarm you aggressively. You had better hope your home is nearby, and the windows are shut!
Black Mamba
As we mentioned earlier, some snakes you can own as pets and even get bitten by and nothing will come of it. The black mamba is not the snake you want to ever encounter in your life. Some experts call it “death incarnate.”
In Africa, the mamba is a source of many myths and legends. That’s already terrifying considering this isn’t a mythical creature. They are highly aggressive, extremely fast, and attack without being provoked. There’s nothing you can do except hope for the best if one spots you.
Cassowary
You are now looking at the deadliest bird on Earth. The Cassowary is a massive bird with talons fierce enough to disembowel a human. These aren’t the flying creatures you want to come across in the wild, but if you’re unfortunate enough, there are instances where they wander on the beach or even in people’s homes looking for food.
If they don’t find food, then they attack. There was a time that the Cassowary knocked over a man and sliced open his jugular vein in one quick swipe.
Bullet Ant
This isn’t the ant you want catch crawling through your trash can. The bullet ant has one of the most fitting names. Whether you’re shot by a gun or hit with the venom from this ant, it carries the same amount of pain. The toxins it has targets the central nervous system.
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Stonefish
What underwater creature owns the title as the most poisonous fish? The stonefish does. It lays patiently on the ocean floor awaiting its prey with its venomous neurotoxins that emit from its glands when it becomes disturbed or threatened.
That’s good news for humans because who goes venturing down to the bottom of the ocean? The spine can easily take your leg at best and even your life. In the crazy event they travel from the ocean floor, they can scarily survive outside of water for 24 hours!
African Elephant
Elephants happen to be many people’s favorite animals. Distant relatives of the prehistoric mammoth’s, don’t get them confused with cute Disney characters like Dumbo. The African Elephant can be very vindictive. They are already the world’s largest land animal, so consider that.
These creatures have trampled rhinoceros to death. Elephants also can display bouts of rage and have trampled entire villages in the process. Zookeepers have made them mad before, and as the saying goes, an elephant never forgets. Time went by, and the elephant knocked the zookeeper over to smash his head.
Golden Dart Frog
The Golden Dart Frog is very dangerous. It doesn’t even have to attack to get its point across. The skin on this frog has a coat of poison lethal enough to kill ten grown men. One touch and you’re out for the count. Please, don’t let the attractive yellow skin fool you.
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Portuguese Man O’War
Here’s another deadly sea creature you don’t want anything to do with. They are thought of as a kind of jellyfish, but the Portuguese Man O’War is a siphonophore. The scary part about them is the venom.
The venom leaves large red welts on your skin, then makes its way to your lymph nodes and gives you a fever, shock, and more allergic reactions. They say it’s one of the most painful animal venoms out there.
Hyena
Don’t let the portrayal of Hyenas from The Lion King fool you; these animals are savages. According to animal expert Gordon Grice, the worst way to die is getting devoured by hyenas. That already doesn’t sound like fun.
What they do is tear off your skin and face and begin eating you while you’re still alive. You’re screaming and in agony and they’re probably laughing while enjoying their dinner. You feel everything as it goes on.
Blue-Ringed Octopus
The blue-ringed octopus looks like something in a sci-fi movie. As scary as that sounds, these guys are even more deadly and sinister. They have a robust defense mechanism which is a neurotoxin that paralyzes the respiratory muscles.
What that boils down to is, if you get stung, you will need immediate artificial respiration or face certain death by asphyxiation (deprived of oxygen). It’s best to stay away from all octopuses.
Saltwater Crocodile
Saltwater crocodiles are relatives of the most dangerous species to walk this Earth, and that’s dinosaurs. They’ve evolved and become highly effective predators, and clearly don’t need to adapt any further to survive. They can swim fast, and know how to hide in plain sight, ready to attack any prey.
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Hooded Seal
This seal doesn’t have the appearance of the cute ones we all know and adore. The hooded seal looks odd thanks to the inflatable bladder on the head of the adult male. One of the most significant differences between them and other seals is that the hooded seal is antisocial and territorial.
They are super aggressive towards humans as well so unless you want that strange head ramming you, it’s best to keep your distance. These marine mammals usually live in Canada, Greenland, and Iceland.
Puffer Fish
The puffer fish has the most poisonous vertebrates in the world. Strangely enough, these fish are a Japanese delicacy. If you prepare them wrong in the soup dishes or raw, that’s when the poison kicks in.
If you’re eating this meal and your diaphragm becomes paralyzed, and you stop breathing that’s how you know its prepared wrong. The Japanese are brave to eat something like that. Are you brave enough to try one of these out?
Boomslang
Not quite as legendary as the black mamba, but the boomslang has some deadly features about it. Think of them as the shy friend that lashes out once properly provoked. They are relatively shy and don’t go after humans, but when they do, it’s a sad story.
The venom they have is a hemotoxin that disables blood clotting. That means once you’ve been injected, you begin to die slowly and bleed out from every pore in your body.
Polar Bear
These aren’t your cute animated friends from the Coke commercials. Also, unlike some other animals on this list, the world’s largest carnivore is not afraid of you. With no natural predators, the polar bear is a scary creature.
They eat anything that is even slightly meaty, and that includes other polar bears! That’s the side of them that the media rarely shows. They aren’t known to kill many humans, but that’s because many of them aren’t ever around.
Tarantula Hawk
This isn’t your ordinary wasp. The Tarantula Hawk is a wasp that feeds off of, you guessed it, tarantulas. Those spiders are already massive and can fend for themselves so imagine what the hawk can do to humans. The Tarantula Hawk causes several dozen deaths every year.
At two inches long, their stingers contain toxins that paralyze their prey before dragging them (while still alive) to their nest and placing an egg on it. The egg then hatches to a larva and feast the living prey.
Frilled Shark
Even though these guys look more like eels than sharks; their fierceness very much aligns with the latter. They have a strong sense of hunting which makes them worthy as their famous cousins. They use their trident-shaped teeth to hook prey and keep them from escaping.
These sharks live in the deep blue waters, and that’s a relief for everyone. Coming into contact with one of these might be the last time you enjoy the water again.
Box Jellyfis
While many people are right to fear the bigger sea creatures such as sharks and octopus, they should also be very mindful of some of the smaller animals. We’re talking about jellyfish in this instance. Moreover, out of all them, the Box Jellyfish is perhaps the most deadly.
These guys are also known as Sea Wasps and are found in most major oceans, even the waters of California. They hunt smaller creatures and their toxins are deadly to every living thing.