5 Most Venomous Animals in The World

There are hundreds of animal species that can easily kill you. A number of them can kill you with their enormous power or their special weapon like claws or jaws. But on the list below, is animals that use venom to hurt or kill their preys or potential predators – like people!

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Here’s the list of
“5 Most Venomous Animals in The World”

#5. The Stonefish

The Stonefish is considered as most venomous species of fish in the world. The venom causes such type of a severe pain that some victims who’ve been stung have wanted the limb amputated. Its venom can cause shock, paralysis, and tissue death. If they are not treated within a couple of hours, it can be fatal to the victims. The venom is located on its dorsal fins. Stonefish mostly live in the Indian and Pacific oceans.

#4. The Blue-Ringed Octopus

The Blue-Ringed Octopus is very small but nevertheless its venom can also kill you. This tiny and beautifully colored octopus carries more than enough venom to kill 26 adults in its body. The most destructive effect of its venom is respiratory failure. In a case where you’re stung by the octopus, you’re probably going to need rescue breathing until you can start to breathe on your own, which might not be for several hours.

#3. Inland Taipan

The Inland Taipan or Fierce snake is the world’s most venomous snake. Its single bite contains enough venom to kill up to 100 adults. Not only deadly, the inland taipan on top of that is a quick killer too. Its venom could kill within just 45 minutes. The good news is, the snake is particularly shy; it won’t attack if left alone. No fatalities have ever been documented.

#2. Brazilian Wandering Spider

The Brazilian Wandering Spider is the most venomous spider on the planet. There are several reasons why this spider is really horrific. To start with one, it is aggressive. Not like some wimpy spider which will run away at the very first sign of human beings, this spider will certainly attack anyone or anything it recognizes as threatening. In the second place, they have wandering nature rather than live in a particular web or tree. You can imagine the number of people that get bitten by this hostile and wandering spider in highly populated areas.
The poison by itself is reportedly as one of the most painful venom in existence. It contains high concentration of serotonin in the venom. Not only intense pain, the venom can also cause priapism, an erection that will not go away and might actually cause impotence.

#1. The Box Jellyfish

And the winner of our 5 Most Venomous Animals in The World list is The Box Jellyfish. Tiny nematocysts on the box jellyfish’s tentacles contain highly effective venom and stick to its victims. The box jellyfish venom is so painful that there are several records of victims who passed out from the pain but kept screaming long after losing consciousness. It has caused at least 5 .500 recorded deaths since 1884. If you’re ever stung by one of this jellyfish, you may have chance to survive. Vinegar could possibly save you. Vinegar has acetic acid which prevents venom releasing into the bloodstream and should be applied to affected areas and remaining tentacles immediately. The smartest thing to avoid stings, apart from not to swimming in box jellyfish infested waters, is to wear pantyhose. Pantyhose will certainly prevent the stingers from attaching to your skin and hurt you.