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Gulf of CaliforniaVenomous animals in Peru
109 venomous and poisonous animals live in Peru. The most dangerous come first.
21 animals here can be deadly.
- Deadly1
- Can kill20
- Needs a doctor38
- Just hurts31
- Harmless19
The most dangerous here
Common lanceheadPit vipersDeadly
Brazilian wandering spiderSpidersCan kill
South American bushmasterPit vipersCan kill
Amazon wandering spiderSpidersCan kill
South American rattlesnakeRattlesnakesCan kill
Two-striped forest pitviperPit vipersCan kill
Amazonian black scorpionScorpionsCan kill
Aquatic coral snakeCoral snakesCan kill
Barnett's lanceheadPit vipersCan kill
Brazilian lanceheadPit vipersCan kill
Caatinga coral snakeCoral snakesCan kill
Chocoan lanceheadPit vipersCan killCoral snakes
Aquatic coral snakeCoral snakesCan killCaatinga coral snakeCoral snakesCan kill
Redtail coral snakeCoral snakesCan kill
Andean blackback coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Annellated coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Black-headed coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Bocourt's coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Desert coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Hemprich's coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Langsdorff's coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Mertens' coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Ornate coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Pará coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Peruvian coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Peters' coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Putumayo coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Santander coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Slender coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Speckled coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Steindachner's coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
White-banded coral snakeCoral snakesNeeds a doctor
Pygmy blackback coral snakeCoral snakesJust hurtsPit vipers
Common lanceheadPit vipersDeadlySouth American bushmasterPit vipersCan killTwo-striped forest pitviperPit vipersCan killBarnett's lanceheadPit vipersCan killBrazilian lanceheadPit vipersCan killChocoan lanceheadPit vipersCan kill
Ecuadorian toadheaded pitviperPit vipersCan kill
Mato Grosso lanceheadPit vipersCan kill
Neuwied's lanceheadPit vipersCan kill
Speckled forest pitviperPit vipersCan kill
Venezuelan lanceheadPit vipersCan kill
Desert lanceheadPit vipersNeeds a doctorRattlesnakes
Rear-fanged snakes
Peruvian slender snake
Baron's green racer
False water cobra
Patagonia green racer
Green vine snakeSpiders
Brazilian wandering spiderSpidersCan killAmazon wandering spiderSpidersCan kill
Chilean recluseSpidersNeeds a doctor
Argentine black widowSpidersNeeds a doctor
Bolivian wandering spiderSpidersNeeds a doctor
Gaucho brown spiderSpidersNeeds a doctor
South American black widowSpidersNeeds a doctor
Black-footed yellow sac spiderSpidersJust hurts
Barn funnel weaverSpidersHarmless
Common house spiderSpidersHarmless
Cupboard spiderSpidersHarmless
Northern yellow sac spiderSpidersHarmless
Spinybacked orbweaverSpidersHarmless
Woodlouse spiderSpidersHarmlessTarantulas & funnel-webs
Brazilian funnel-web spiderTarantulas & funnel-websNeeds a doctor
Goliath birdeaterTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurts
Burgundy goliath birdeaterTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurts
Greenbottle blue tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Pinktoe tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Brazilian whiteknee tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Colombian lesserblack tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless
Skeleton tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websHarmlessScorpions
Panamanian black scorpion
Brazilian brown scorpion
Paraguayan three-striped scorpion
Peruvian black scorpion
Small forest scorpionCentipedes
Amazonian giant green-horned centipede
Galapagos centipede
House centipedeBees, wasps & hornets
Executioner waspBees, wasps & hornetsNeeds a doctor
Warrior waspBees, wasps & hornetsNeeds a doctor
Armadillo waspBees, wasps & hornetsNeeds a doctor
Common waspBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Western honey beeBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
German waspBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Red paper waspBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Rusty spider waspBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurts
Yellow-legged mud dauberBees, wasps & hornetsHarmlessAnts
Bullet ant
Red imported fire ant
Army ant
Giant Amazonian ant
Trap-jaw ant
Black imported fire ant
Electric ant
Tropical fire antCaterpillars & bugs
Venezuelan fire caterpillar
Vinchuca kissing bug
Puss caterpillar
Milkweed assassin bugJellyfish & sea stingers
South American sea nettleVenomous fish
Ocellate river stingray
Discus ray
Largespot river stingrayUrchins, stars & worms
Rose flower urchinVenomous mammals
Common vampire bat
Hairy-legged vampire batPoison frogs, toads & newts
Kokoe poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsCan killDo not touch
Giant leaf frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touch
Anthony's poison arrow frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touch
Red-backed poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touch
Splash-backed poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touch
Three-striped poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touch
Yellow-striped poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touch
Mimic poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsHarmless
Red-headed poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newtsHarmless
Ringed caecilianPoison frogs, toads & newtsHarmlessBitten or stung?
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