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Gulf of CaliforniaVenomous animals in Mexico
166 venomous and poisonous animals live in Mexico. The most dangerous come first.
17 animals here can be deadly.
- Deadly1
- Can kill16
- Needs a doctor59
- Just hurts55
- Harmless35
The most dangerous here
TerciopeloPit vipersDeadly
Western diamondback rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan kill
CantilPit vipersCan kill
Central American coral snakeCoral snakesCan kill
Mojave rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan kill
Brown's coral snakeCoral snakesCan kill
Durango scorpionScorpionsCan kill
Four-handed box jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingersCan killDo not touch
Mexican bark scorpionScorpionsCan kill
Mexican west coast rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan kill
Middle American rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan kill
Nayarit scorpionScorpionsCan killCoral snakes
Central American coral snakeCoral snakesCan killBrown's coral snakeCoral snakesCan kill
West Mexican coral snakeCoral snakesCan kill
Texas coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Balsas coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Bogert's coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Broad-ringed coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Cloud forest coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Elegant coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Nayarit coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Oaxacan coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Stuart's coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Tuxtlan coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Variable coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Sonoran coral snakeCoral snakesJust hurtsPit vipers
TerciopeloPit vipersDeadlyCantilPit vipersCan kill
Taylor's cantilPit vipersCan kill
Yucatecan cantilPit vipersCan kill
Eastern copperheadPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Central American jumping pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Barbour's montane pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Black-tailed horned pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Dunn's hognosed pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Emerald horned pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Godman's montane pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Guatemalan palm pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Mexican horned pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Mexican jumping pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Mexican palm pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Rainforest hognosed pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Tuxtlan jumping pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Tzotzil montane pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Yellow-blotched palm pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctor
Yucatan hognosed pitviperPit vipersNeeds a doctorRattlesnakes
Western diamondback rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan killMojave rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan killMexican west coast rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan killMiddle American rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan kill
Northwestern neotropical rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan kill
Totonacan rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan kill
SidewinderRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Black-tailed rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Prairie rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Red diamond rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Rock rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Santa Catalina rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Southwestern speckled rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Tiger rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Western rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Angel de la Guarda Island speckled rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Arizona black rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Baja California rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Mexican lance-headed rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
San Esteban Island rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Speckled rattlesnakeRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Western massasaugaRattlesnakesNeeds a doctor
Ridge-nosed rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Autlan rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Cross-banded mountain rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Guerreran long-tailed rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Long-tailed rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Mexican dusky rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Mexican pygmy rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Mexican small-headed rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Queretaro dusky rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Tamaulipan rock rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Tancitaran dusky rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Tlaloc's rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurts
Twin-spotted rattlesnakeRattlesnakesJust hurtsRear-fanged snakes
Western hognose snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmless
Brown vine snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmless
Green vine snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmless
Desert night snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmless
Night snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmless
Sonoran lyre snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmless
Texas lyre snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmless
Texas night snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmless
Western lyre snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmlessVenomous lizards
Gila monster
Mexican beaded lizard
Rio Fuerte beaded lizardSpiders
Southern black widowSpidersNeeds a doctor
Western black widowSpidersNeeds a doctor
Desert recluseSpidersJust hurts
European garden spiderSpidersHarmless
Barn funnel weaverSpidersHarmless
Green lynx spiderSpidersHarmless
Kipling's jumping spiderSpidersHarmless
Wetland giant wolf spiderSpidersHarmless
Yellow garden spiderSpidersHarmlessTarantulas & funnel-webs
Mexican redknee tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Arizona blond tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Guatemalan tiger rump tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Mexican fireleg tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Mexican flame knee tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Mexican red rump tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Mexican redleg tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Texas brown tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmlessScorpions
Durango scorpionScorpionsCan killMexican bark scorpionScorpionsCan killNayarit scorpionScorpionsCan kill
Arizona bark scorpionScorpionsNeeds a doctor
Striped bark scorpionScorpionsJust hurts
Baja California bark scorpionScorpionsJust hurts
Florida bark scorpionScorpionsJust hurts
Giant desert hairy scorpionScorpionsHarmless
Stripe-tailed scorpionScorpionsHarmlessCentipedes
Giant desert centipede
Common desert centipedeBees, wasps & hornets
Executioner waspBees, wasps & hornetsNeeds a doctor
Warrior waspBees, wasps & hornetsNeeds a doctor
Tarantula hawkBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Western honey beeBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Aerial yellowjacketBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Guinea paper waspBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Mexican honey waspBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Oriental hornetBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Red paper waspBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Rusty spider waspBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Rusty-winged tarantula hawkBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Southern yellowjacketBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Thistledown velvet antBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Western yellowjacketBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Eastern cicada killerBees, wasps & hornetsHarmless
Blue mud dauberBees, wasps & hornetsHarmless
Blue-winged waspBees, wasps & hornetsHarmlessAnts
Army ant
Trap-jaw ant
California harvester antCaterpillars & bugs
Puss caterpillar
Saddleback caterpillar
Wheel bug
Giant vinegaroonJellyfish & sea stingers
Four-handed box jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingersCan killDo not touch
Atlantic banded box jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingersNeeds a doctorDo not touch
Bonaire banded box jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingersNeeds a doctorDo not touch
Branching fire coralJellyfish & sea stingersJust hurts
Pacific sea nettleJellyfish & sea stingersJust hurtsDo not touch
Black sea nettleJellyfish & sea stingersJust hurtsDo not touch
Pink meanieJellyfish & sea stingersJust hurtsDo not touch
Thimble jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingersJust hurtsDo not touch
Cannonball jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingersHarmlessCone snails & octopuses
Purple cone
Turtle cone
Crown cone
Giant Pacific octopus
California coneVenomous fish
Spotted scorpionfishVenomous fishNeeds a doctorDo not touch
BarbfishVenomous fishNeeds a doctorDo not touch
California scorpionfishVenomous fishNeeds a doctorDo not touch
Channel catfishVenomous fishJust hurtsDo not touch
Spotted eagle rayVenomous fishJust hurts
Spotted ratfishVenomous fishJust hurtsDo not touch
Bat rayVenomous fishJust hurts
Gafftopsail catfishVenomous fishJust hurtsDo not touch
Hardhead catfishVenomous fishJust hurtsDo not touch
LeatherjackVenomous fishJust hurtsDo not touch
Yellow stingrayVenomous fishJust hurtsUrchins, stars & worms
Bearded fireworm
Long-spined sea urchin
Venomous remipedeVenomous mammals
Common vampire bat
Hairy-legged vampire bat
White-winged vampire batPoison frogs, toads & newts
Colorado River toadBitten or stung?
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