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Gulf of CaliforniaVenomous animals in Papua New Guinea
50 venomous and poisonous animals live in Papua New Guinea. The most dangerous come first.
14 animals here can be deadly.
- Deadly4
- Can kill10
- Needs a doctor9
- Just hurts19
- Harmless8
The most dangerous here
Australian box jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingersDeadlyDo not touch
Coastal taipanAustralian snakesDeadly
Eastern brown snakeAustralian snakesDeadly
Greater blue-ringed octopusCone snails & octopusesDeadly
Dubois' sea snakeSea snakesCan kill
Estuarine stonefishVenomous fishCan killDo not touch
Annulated sea snakeSea snakesCan kill
Black-headed sea snakeSea snakesCan kill
New Guinea small-eyed snakeAustralian snakesCan kill
Northern death adderAustralian snakesCan kill
Papuan black snakeAustralian snakesCan kill
Smooth-scaled death adderAustralian snakesCan killAustralian snakes
Coastal taipanAustralian snakesDeadlyEastern brown snakeAustralian snakesDeadlyNew Guinea small-eyed snakeAustralian snakesCan killNorthern death adderAustralian snakesCan killPapuan black snakeAustralian snakesCan killSmooth-scaled death adderAustralian snakesCan kill
Black-striped snakeAustralian snakesJust hurts
Carpentaria snakeAustralian snakesJust hurts
Müller's crowned snakeAustralian snakesJust hurts
Hediger's snakeAustralian snakesHarmless
Loria forest snakeAustralian snakesHarmlessSea snakes
Dubois' sea snakeSea snakesCan killAnnulated sea snakeSea snakesCan killBlack-headed sea snakeSea snakesCan kill
Spine-bellied sea snakeSea snakesCan kill
Yellow sea snakeSea snakesCan kill
Horned sea snakeSea snakesNeeds a doctor
New Guinea sea kraitSea snakesNeeds a doctor
Olive-headed sea snakeSea snakesNeeds a doctor
Small-headed sea snakeSea snakesNeeds a doctor
Spectacled sea snakeSea snakesNeeds a doctor
Striped sea snakeSea snakesNeeds a doctor
Mosaic sea snakeSea snakesJust hurts
Northern mangrove sea snakeSea snakesJust hurts
Port Darwin sea snakeSea snakesJust hurts
Spine-tailed sea snakeSea snakesJust hurtsRear-fanged snakes
Brown tree snakeVenomous lizards
Yellow-spotted monitorSpiders
Brown widow
Barn funnel weaver
Fringed jumping spider
Giant golden orb-weaverScorpions
Dwarf wood scorpion
Rainforest scorpionCentipedes
Giant Australian centipedeBees, wasps & hornets
Greater banded hornet
Western honey bee
Asian honey beeCaterpillars & bugs
Asian giant water bugJellyfish & sea stingers
Cone snails & octopuses
Glory of the sea cone
Flamboyant cuttlefishVenomous fish
Tassled scorpionfish
Lacy scorpionfish
Spotted scatOther poisonous animals
Hooded pitohui
Northern variable pitohui
Blue-capped ifritBitten or stung?
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