TOP POISIOUS ANIMAL
- King Cobra – World’s
Longest Venomous
Snake The King Cobra
can grow up to 18.5 ft
(about three times the
average height of a
human) in length and it
is known to eat other
snakes. A single bite of
this snake is powerful
enough to kill a human
on the spot and just 7
millilitres a King Cobra’s
Venom can kill a fully
grown elephant in just
three hours. Its venom
is not as toxic as other
venomous snakes, but
King Cobra is capable of
injecting five times
more venom than the
black mamba and can
result in mortality up to
5 times faster than
that of the black
mamba.
- Poison Dart Frog –
World’s Most
Venomous Amphibian
Just 2 micrograms (the
amount that fits on the
head of a pin) of its
toxin is capable of killing
a human or 10, 000 mice
or other small
mammals. They are
called “dart frogs”
because indigenous
Amerindians use their
toxic secretion to
poison the tip of their
blow darts. This poison
of this animal can be
found on its skin and
will kill anybody who
touches or eats it.
- Stone Fish – Most
Venomous Fish The
Stone Fish hold the title
of “World’s Most
Venomous Fish”. Its
sting is so powerful
that some people insist
it causes the most
terrible pain experienced
by man. It appears
similar to the colour of
the stones in the water
(hence the name), this
characteristic makes it
difficult for swimmers
to recognize it, step on
it and trigger the sting.
A sting that would
leave you begging that
the affected part
should be amputated.
The Stone Fish has
gruesome-looking
spines that are
designed to hurt any
predator and stepping
on its spine would at
best cost you your leg
and at worst your life
- Brazilian Wandering
Spider – 2007 Most
Venomous Animal
(Guinness Book of
Records) Not only is this
spider the most
venomous spider, it also
appear in the Guinness
Book of World Records
(2007) as the world
most venomous animal,
it is also the spider
responsible for most
human deaths. This
animal has a tendency
to wander (thus its
name). They can be
found hiding in houses
and cars of densely
populated areas,
especially during
daytime. It is also called
the “Banana Spider”
because they like to
hide in banana plants.
Its venomous bite
causes not only intense
pain, the venom of the
spider can also cause
priapism –
uncomfortable
erections lasting for
many hours that lead to
impotence.
- Blue Ringed Octopus
This is a very small
animal, about the size
of a golf ball. Do not
underestimate it
because of its size, it
holds enough venom to
kill 26 fully grown adults
and unfortunately,
there is no antidote. To
make matters worse,
its bite is usually
painless; you will only
become aware of it
when the deadly
neurotoxins begin to
work, which is almost
immediately. If you ever
get bitten by this
animal, you will be
paralyzed within
minutes and unable to
breathe at the same
time. Assuming you
receive artificial
respiration, the toxin
will show you no mercy
as you will remain
conscious until the
venom is neutralized by
your body.
- Puffer fish – Second
Most Venomous
Vertebrate This is the
second Most Venomous
Vertebrate (The first is
the dart frog) in the
word. Its victim
generally dies form
suffocation caused by
paralysis of the
diaphragm muscles. The
poison can be found on
the skin and certain
organs of many puffer
fish. This puffy fish
produce rapid and
violent death. Puffer’s
poisoning causes
deadening of the
tongue and lips,
dizziness, vomiting,
rapid heart rate,
difficulty in 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. You
certainly do not need to
be told to stay away
from this fish right?
Surprisingly enough this
fish is a delicacy in
Japan and Korea. And
you thought Nigerian
were stubborn. On the
bright side, only licensed
chefs are allowed to
prepare this delicacy.
- Marbled Cone Snail –
Most Deadly Sea
Creature The Marbled
Cone Snail is very rare
animal and its nickname
is the “Cigarette Snail,”
it has ben said that
when you are stung by
this animal, you’ll have
just about enough time
to smoke a cigarette
before you stop
breathing. A single drop
from this creature is
enough to end 20 adult
lives. Its venom causes
severe pain,
inflammation,
numbness, breathing
problem and even
muscle paralysis. By
now you should know
better than to pick up
this snail. Just in case
you are the stubborn
type, we might also add
that there is no known
antivenom. So do not
touch, ever.
- Inland Taipan – Most
Venomous Serpent The
venom of the Inland
Taipan contains enough
venom to kill 100 grown
men or 250, 000 mice.
Believe it or not, its
venom is 200 – 400
times more toxic that a
common cobra. A single
bite can lead to death
within minutes.
Fortunately, this snake
is very shy and there
have been no
documented human
fatalities (all known
bites have been treated
with antivenin). Yes it
has an antivenin.
1.Box Jelly Fish – Most
Venomous Creature
The Box Jelly Fish kills
more people every year
than sharks, crocodiles
and stonefish combined.
It is transparent in
nature making it
difficult to spot in
water. The sting is so
powerful that the
overwhelming pain is
enough to cause shock,
drowning or heart
failure even before
reaching shore. The
toxins from this
creature attack the
nervous system, heart
and skin cells. You have
virtually no chance to
survive the venomous
sting, unless treated
immediately. After a
sting, vinegar should be
applied for a minimum
of 30 seconds. Vinegar
has acetic acid, which
disables the box jelly’s
nematocysts that have
not yet discharged into
the bloodstream
(though it will not
alleviate the pain).
Survivors experience
pain weeks after the
contact with box jellies.
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