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Venomous animals in Zambia

103 venomous and poisonous animals live in Zambia. The most dangerous come first.

34 animals here can be deadly.

  • Deadly10
  • Can kill24
  • Needs a doctor19
  • Just hurts37
  • Harmless13

The most dangerous here

Black mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyDeathstalkerScorpionsDeadlyEgyptian cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyPuff adderVipers & addersDeadlyCape cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyEastern green mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyJameson's mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyNortheast African carpet viperVipers & addersDeadlyWest African carpet viperVipers & addersDeadlyWestern green mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyBoomslangRear-fanged snakesCan killFat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan kill

Cobras, mambas & kraits

Black mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyEgyptian cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyCape cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyEastern green mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyJameson's mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyWestern green mambaCobras, mambas & kraitsDeadlyBlack-necked spitting cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killForest cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killMozambique spitting cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killRed spitting cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killZebra spitting cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killAnchieta's cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killBlack forest cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killMali cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killSenegalese cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killWest African banded cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsCan killRinkhalsCobras, mambas & kraitsNeeds a doctorCape coral snakeCobras, mambas & kraitsNeeds a doctorShield-nosed cobraCobras, mambas & kraitsNeeds a doctorEast African garter snakeCobras, mambas & kraitsJust hurtsGünther's garter snakeCobras, mambas & kraitsJust hurtsSundevall's garter snakeCobras, mambas & kraitsJust hurts

Vipers & adders

Puff adderVipers & addersDeadlyNortheast African carpet viperVipers & addersDeadlyWest African carpet viperVipers & addersDeadlyGaboon viperVipers & addersCan killWest African Gaboon viperVipers & addersCan killJoger's saw-scaled viperVipers & addersCan killWhite-bellied carpet viperVipers & addersCan killSpiny bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorBerg adderVipers & addersNeeds a doctorGreat Lakes bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorLowland swamp viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorMount Rungwe bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorSahara sand viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorShaba bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorWestern bush viperVipers & addersNeeds a doctorRhombic night adderVipers & addersJust hurtsGreen night adderVipers & addersJust hurtsSnouted night adderVipers & addersJust hurtsTwo-striped night adderVipers & addersJust hurtsUzungwe viperVipers & addersJust hurts

Rear-fanged snakes

BoomslangRear-fanged snakesCan killCape twig snakeRear-fanged snakesCan killForest twig snakeRear-fanged snakesCan killSmall-scaled burrowing aspRear-fanged snakesCan killVariable burrowing aspRear-fanged snakesCan killBibron's stiletto snakeRear-fanged snakesNeeds a doctorBlanding's tree snakeRear-fanged snakesNeeds a doctorSlender burrowing aspRear-fanged snakesNeeds a doctorMontpellier snakeRear-fanged snakesJust hurtsEastern Montpellier snakeRear-fanged snakesJust hurtsOlive grass snakeRear-fanged snakesJust hurtsSchokari sand racerRear-fanged snakesHarmlessStripe-bellied sand snakeRear-fanged snakesHarmless

Venomous lizards

Desert monitorVenomous lizardsJust hurts

Spiders

Six-eyed sand spiderSpidersNeeds a doctorBrown widowSpidersJust hurtsNoble false widowSpidersJust hurtsFalse katipoSpidersJust hurtsWhite widowSpidersJust hurtsWasp spiderSpidersHarmlessBarn funnel weaverSpidersHarmlessCommon rain spiderSpidersHarmless

Tarantulas & funnel-webs

Featherleg baboon spiderTarantulas & funnel-websNeeds a doctorTogo starburst tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websNeeds a doctorKing baboon spiderTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurtsOrange baboon tarantulaTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurtsCameroon red baboon spiderTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurtsGibraltar funnel-web spiderTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurtsHorned baboon spiderTarantulas & funnel-websJust hurtsEuropean purseweb spiderTarantulas & funnel-websHarmless

Scorpions

DeathstalkerScorpionsDeadlyFat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan killArabian fat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan killBlack fat-tailed scorpionScorpionsCan killCommon yellow scorpionScorpionsJust hurtsEmperor scorpionScorpionsHarmlessFlat rock scorpionScorpionsHarmless

Centipedes

Mediterranean banded centipedeCentipedesJust hurts

Bees, wasps & hornets

Western honey beeBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurtsLarge velvet antBees, wasps & hornetsJust hurtsEmerald cockroach waspBees, wasps & hornetsHarmlessMammoth waspBees, wasps & hornetsHarmless

Ants

Matabele antAntsJust hurtsAfrican stink antAntsJust hurtsElectric antAntsJust hurts

Caterpillars & bugs

Pine processionaryCaterpillars & bugsJust hurtsDo not touchWhite-spotted assassin bugCaterpillars & bugsJust hurtsPine-tree lappetCaterpillars & bugsJust hurtsDo not touchRed-spotted assassin bugCaterpillars & bugsJust hurtsCommon backswimmerCaterpillars & bugsHarmlessHouse pseudoscorpionCaterpillars & bugsHarmlessWater scorpionCaterpillars & bugsHarmless

Venomous fish

Short-tail stingrayVenomous fishCan killRed scorpionfishVenomous fishNeeds a doctorDo not touchSmooth freshwater stingrayVenomous fishJust hurts

Poison frogs, toads & newts

Common toadPoison frogs, toads & newtsJust hurtsDo not touch

Other poisonous animals

Fahaka pufferfishOther poisonous animalsCan killAfrican crested ratOther poisonous animalsNeeds a doctorDo not touchCommon quailOther poisonous animalsJust hurtsSpur-winged gooseOther poisonous animalsJust hurtsRed-striped oil beetleOther poisonous animalsJust hurtsDo not touch

Bitten or stung?

Call your local emergency number straight away, then see first aid. First aid

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