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Venomous animals in Cameroon

86 venomous and poisonous animals live in Cameroon. The most dangerous come first.

31 animals here can be deadly.

  • Deadly8
  • Can kill23
  • Needs a doctor14
  • Just hurts31
  • Harmless10

The most dangerous here

Black mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyDeathstalkerScorpionsDeadlyEgyptian cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyPuff adderVipers & addersDeadlyJameson's mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyNortheast African carpet viperVipers & addersDeadlyWest African carpet viperVipers & addersDeadlyWestern green mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyBoomslangRear-fanged snakesCan killFat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan killGaboon viperVipers & addersCan killArabian fat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan kill

Cobras, mambas & kraits

Black mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyEgyptian cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyJameson's mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyWestern green mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyBanded water cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killBlack-necked spitting cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killForest cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killRed spitting cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killBlack forest cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killBrown forest cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killGoldie's tree cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killMali cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killSenegalese cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killWest African banded cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killBurrowing cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsNeeds a doctorEast African garter snakeCobras, mambas & kraitsJust hurtsGünther's garter snakeCobras, mambas & kraitsJust hurts

Vipers & adders

Puff adderVipers & addersDeadlyNortheast African carpet viperVipers & addersDeadlyWest African carpet viperVipers & addersDeadlyGaboon viperVipers & addersCan killRhinoceros viperVipers & addersCan killWest African Gaboon viperVipers & addersCan killJoger's saw-scaled viperVipers & addersCan killWhite-bellied carpet viperVipers & addersCan killSpiny bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorVariable bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorBroadley's bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorGreat Lakes bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorLowland swamp viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorMount Rungwe bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorSahara sand viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorWestern bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorRhombic night adderVipers & addersJust hurtsGreen night adderVipers & addersJust hurtsTwo-striped night adderVipers & addersJust hurtsUzungwe viperVipers & addersJust hurtsWest African night adderVipers & addersJust hurts

Rear-fanged snakes

BoomslangRear-fanged snakesCan killForest twig snakeRear-fanged snakesCan killSmall-scaled burrowing aspRear-fanged snakesCan killVariable burrowing aspRear-fanged snakesCan killBlanding's tree snakeRear-fanged snakesNeeds a doctorSlender burrowing aspRear-fanged snakesNeeds a doctorMontpellier snakeRear-fanged snakesJust hurtsEastern Montpellier snakeRear-fanged snakesJust hurtsSchokari sand racerRear-fanged snakesHarmless

Venomous lizards

Desert monitorVenomous lizardsJust hurts

Spiders

Brown widowSpidersJust hurtsNoble false widowSpidersJust hurtsWhite widowSpidersJust hurtsWasp spiderSpidersHarmlessBarn funnel weaverSpidersHarmless

Tarantulas & funnel-webs

Featherleg baboon spiderTarantulas & funnel-websNeeds a doctorTogo starburst tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websNeeds a doctorKing baboon spiderTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurtsCameroon red baboon spiderTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurtsGibraltar funnel-web spiderTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurtsEuropean purseweb spiderTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless

Scorpions

DeathstalkerScorpionsDeadlyFat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan killArabian fat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan killBlack fat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan killCommon yellow scorpionScorpionsJust hurtsEmperor scorpionScorpionsHarmless

Centipedes

Mediterranean banded centipedeCentipedesJust hurts

Bees, wasps & hornets

Western honey beeBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurtsLarge velvet antBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurtsEmerald cockroach waspBees, wasps & hornetsHarmlessMammoth waspBees, wasps & hornetsHarmless

Ants

Matabele antAntsJust hurtsAfrican stink antAntsJust hurtsElectric antAntsJust hurts

Caterpillars & bugs

Pine processionaryCaterpillars & bugsJust hurtsDo not touchWhite-spotted assassin bugCaterpillars & bugsJust hurtsPine-tree lappetCaterpillars & bugsJust hurtsDo not touchCommon backswimmerCaterpillars & bugsHarmlessHouse pseudoscorpionCaterpillars & bugsHarmlessWater scorpionCaterpillars & bugsHarmless

Venomous fish

Smooth freshwater stingrayVenomous fishJust hurts

Poison frogs, toads & newts

Common toadPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touch

Other poisonous animals

Fahaka pufferfishOther poisonous animalsCan killAfrican crested ratOther poisonous animalsNeeds a doctorDo not touchCommon quailOther poisonous animalsJust hurtsSpur-winged gooseOther poisonous animalsJust hurtsRed-striped oil beetleOther poisonous animalsJust hurtsDo not touch

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