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Venomous animals in Gambia

31 venomous and poisonous animals live in Gambia. The most dangerous come first.

17 animals here can be deadly.

  • Deadly5
  • Can kill12
  • Needs a doctor5
  • Just hurts6
  • Harmless3

The most dangerous here

Egyptian cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyJameson's mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlySilver-cheeked toadfishOther poisonous animalsDeadlyWest African carpet viperVipers & addersDeadlyWestern green mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyBoomslangRear-fanged snakesCan killForest cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killWest African Gaboon viperVipers & addersCan killBlack fat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan killBlack forest cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killFahaka pufferfishOther poisonous animalsCan killJoger's saw-scaled viperVipers & addersCan kill

Cobras, mambas & kraits

Egyptian cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyJameson's mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyWestern green mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyForest cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killBlack forest cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killMali cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killSenegalese cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killWest African banded cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan kill

Vipers & adders

West African carpet viperVipers & addersDeadlyWest African Gaboon viperVipers & addersCan killJoger's saw-scaled viperVipers & addersCan killWhite-bellied carpet viperVipers & addersCan killHorned adderVipers & addersNeeds a doctorWestern bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctor

Rear-fanged snakes

BoomslangRear-fanged snakesCan killSmall-scaled burrowing aspRear-fanged snakesCan killMontpellier snakeRear-fanged snakesJust hurts

Spiders

Barn funnel weaverSpidersHarmless

Tarantulas & funnel-webs

Featherleg baboon spiderTarantulas & funnel-websNeeds a doctorTogo starburst tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websNeeds a doctorCameroon red baboon spiderTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurtsGibraltar funnel-web spiderTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurts

Scorpions

Black fat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan killEmperor scorpionScorpionsHarmlessEuropean yellow-tailed scorpionScorpionsHarmless

Bees, wasps & hornets

Western honey beeBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts

Cone snails & octopuses

Turtle coneCone snails & octopusesNeeds a doctor

Venomous fish

Smooth freshwater stingrayVenomous fishJust hurts

Poison frogs, toads & newts

Common toadPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touch

Other poisonous animals

Silver-cheeked toadfishOther poisonous animalsDeadlyFahaka pufferfishOther poisonous animalsCan kill

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