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Venomous animals in Costa Rica

65 venomous and poisonous animals live in Costa Rica. The most dangerous come first.

13 animals here can be deadly.

  • Deadly1
  • Can kill12
  • Needs a doctor22
  • Just hurts16
  • Harmless14

The most dangerous here

TerciopeloPit vipersDeadlyCantilPit vipersCan killCentral American bushmasterPit vipersCan killCentral American coral snakeCoral snakesCan killAllen's coral snakeCoral snakesCan killBlack-headed bushmasterPit vipersCan killCastellanaPit vipersCan killMany-banded coral snakeCoral snakesCan killMiddle American rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan killMosquito coral snakeCoral snakesCan killPanamanian black scorpionScorpionsCan killRedtail coral snakeCoral snakesCan kill

Coral snakes

Central American coral snakeCoral snakesCan killAllen's coral snakeCoral snakesCan killMany-banded coral snakeCoral snakesCan killMosquito coral snakeCoral snakesCan killRedtail coral snakeCoral snakesCan killRegal coral snakeCoral snakesCan killClark's coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctorMayan coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctorPygmy coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctorVariable coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor

Pit vipers

TerciopeloPit vipersDeadlyCantilPit vipersCan killCentral American bushmasterPit vipersCan killBlack-headed bushmasterPit vipersCan killCastellanaPit vipersCan killCentral American jumping pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctorSide-striped palm pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctorBlack-speckled palm pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctorBlotched palm pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctorLansberg's hognosed pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctorMarch's palm pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctorPicado's jumping pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctorRainforest hognosed pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctorSlender hognosed pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctorWhite-tailed hognosed pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor

Rattlesnakes

Middle American rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan kill

Rear-fanged snakes

Green vine snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmless

Spiders

Central American wandering spiderSpidersNeeds a doctorGolden silk orb-weaverSpidersHarmlessBarn funnel weaverSpidersHarmlessGreen lynx spiderSpidersHarmlessKipling's jumping spiderSpidersHarmlessSouthern house spiderSpidersHarmlessSpinybacked orbweaverSpidersHarmlessYellow garden spiderSpidersHarmless

Tarantulas & funnel-webs

Costa Rican zebra tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmlessCurlyhair tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmlessMexican red rump tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless

Scorpions

Panamanian black scorpionScorpionsCan killCuban blue scorpionScorpionsJust hurts

Centipedes

Chinese red-headed centipedeCentipedesNeeds a doctorGalapagos centipedeCentipedesNeeds a doctor

Bees, wasps & hornets

Executioner waspBees, wasps & hornetsNeeds a doctorWarrior waspBees, wasps & hornetsNeeds a doctorTarantula hawkBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurtsWestern honey beeBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurtsMexican honey waspBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurtsRusty spider waspBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurtsSouthern yellowjacketBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurtsEastern cicada killerBees, wasps & hornetsHarmlessYellow-legged mud dauberBees, wasps & hornetsHarmless

Ants

Trap-jaw antAntsJust hurts

Caterpillars & bugs

Rhodnius kissing bugCaterpillars & bugsNeeds a doctorMilkweed assassin bugCaterpillars & bugsHarmless

Jellyfish & sea stingers

Sun anemoneJellyfish & sea stingersJust hurtsDo not touch

Urchins, stars & worms

Crown-of-thorns starfishUrchins, stars & wormsNeeds a doctorDo not touchRose flower urchinUrchins, stars & wormsJust hurts

Venomous mammals

Common vampire batVenomous mammalsJust hurts

Poison frogs, toads & newts

Cane toadPoison frogs, toads & newtsNeeds a doctorDo not touchStrawberry poison-dart frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touchGreen and black poison dart frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touchGolfodulcean poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touchGranular poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touchLovely poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touchVariable harlequin toadPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touch

Bitten or stung?

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