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The most dangerous venomous animals

These animals have the highest danger level for people. Remember: look, never touch, and they leave you alone.

  1. 1Australian box jellyfishJellyfish & sea stingers Deadly
  2. 2Black mambaCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  3. 3Coastal taipanAustralian snakes Deadly
  4. 4Common death adderAustralian snakes Deadly
  5. 5DeathstalkerScorpions Deadly
  6. 6Eastern brown snakeAustralian snakes Deadly
  7. 7Egyptian cobraCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  8. 8Geography coneCone snails & octopuses Deadly
  9. 9Golden poison frogPoison frogs, toads & newts Deadly
  10. 10Greater blue-ringed octopusCone snails & octopuses Deadly
  11. 11Indian cobraCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  12. 12Indian saw-scaled viperVipers & adders Deadly
  13. 13Inland taipanAustralian snakes Deadly
  14. 14Japanese pufferfishOther poisonous animals Deadly
  15. 15King cobraCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  16. 16Puff adderVipers & adders Deadly
  17. 17Russell's viperVipers & adders Deadly
  18. 18Southern blue-ringed octopusCone snails & octopuses Deadly
  19. 19Sydney funnel-web spiderTarantulas & funnel-webs Deadly
  20. 20TerciopeloPit vipers Deadly
  21. 21Tiger snakeAustralian snakes Deadly
  22. 22Beaked sea snakeSea snakes Deadly
  23. 23Blue-lined octopusCone snails & octopuses Deadly
  24. 24Cape cobraCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  25. 25Caspian cobraCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  26. 26Common kraitCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  27. 27Common lanceheadPit vipers Deadly
  28. 28Eastern Russell's viperVipers & adders Deadly
  29. 29Eastern green mambaCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  30. 30Indian red scorpionScorpions Deadly
  31. 31Jameson's mambaCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  32. 32Malayan kraitCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  33. 33Many-banded kraitCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  34. 34Monocled cobraCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  35. 35Northeast African carpet viperVipers & adders Deadly
  36. 36Northern tree-dwelling funnel-web spiderTarantulas & funnel-webs Deadly
  37. 37Philippine cobraCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  38. 38Silver-cheeked toadfishOther poisonous animals Deadly
  39. 39West African carpet viperVipers & adders Deadly
  40. 40Western green mambaCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  41. 41Central Ranges taipanAustralian snakes Deadly
  42. 42Devil reef crabOther poisonous animals Deadly
  43. 43Mosaic reef crabOther poisonous animals Deadly
  44. 44Roman's saw-scaled viperVipers & adders Deadly
  45. 45Sind kraitCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  46. 46Suzhen's kraitCobras, mambas & kraits Deadly
  47. 47Asian giant hornetBees, wasps & hornets Very dangerous
  48. 48BoomslangRear-fanged snakes Very dangerous
  49. 49Brazilian wandering spiderSpiders Very dangerous
  50. 50Eastern coral snakeCoral snakes Very dangerous

How we rate danger

Every animal gets a danger level from 1 to 5. It says how dangerous the animal is to PEOPLE: how bad a bite or sting usually is, and whether it has really hurt people. It is not a measure of how strong the venom is in a lab, and level 5 does not mean the animal wants to hurt you. Venom Wiki team rating, made from what is known about each animal.

1: Mild

Like a bee sting or less. Basically harmless to people.

2: Painful

It can really hurt, but it is almost never serious.

3: Serious

A bite or sting needs a doctor. Deaths are very rare.

4: Very dangerous

It can kill a person who gets no treatment.

5: Deadly

One of the most dangerous animals in the world.

Sizes come from Wikipedia where it gives them, otherwise they are a typical adult size. Tap an animal to see where its numbers come from.

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