The most venomous animals in the world
The top 3 according to 38 votes from people: Box jellyfish · Blue-ringed octopus · Stonefish. (Updated Aug 13, 2021.)
The animals with the most potent venoms on the planet, according to popular-science rankings. Many live in Australia, but Brazil has its own too.
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Top 10
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Box jellyfish
Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Its venom attacks the heart and nervous system within minutes.
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Blue-ringed octopus
Australia and Japan. Its tetrodotoxin has no antidote.
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Stonefish
Indo-Pacific. The most venomous fish, camouflaged as a rock on the seabed.
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Inland taipan
Australia. The snake with the most potent venom in the world.
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5
Deathstalker scorpion
Middle East and North Africa. One of the most dangerous scorpions.
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6
Golden poison frog
Colombia. Just touching it is dangerous; indigenous people used its poison on darts.
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Cone snail
Tropical seas. Fires a venomous harpoon that can kill a person.
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Brazilian wandering spider
Brazil. One of the most venomous spiders in the world, common in banana plantations.
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9
Beaked sea snake
Indo-Pacific. Responsible for most sea snake bite deaths.
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10
Black mamba
Africa. A very fast snake with neurotoxic venom.
Candidates
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11
Jararaca
Brazil. The snake behind most bites in the country; its venom inspired a blood-pressure drug.
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Pufferfish
Its liver and organs hold tetrodotoxin; in Japan only licensed chefs may prepare it.
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Comments (3)
Jararaca é a que mais causa acidentes no Brasil.
Aranha-armadeira aqui em casa já apareceu, socorro 😱
A água-viva-de-caixa me dá pesadelos.