The Most Deadly Animals In The World
Hello, Steemers! What do you think is the most deadly animal in the world? Many people answer the question with a response that usually involves large and 'horrifying' animals, such as sharks or bears. But the first place will surely surprise you.
No. 10 - Hippo
The hippo mostly lives in Africa and is responsible for more human deaths than any other big animal on the continent. The hippo usually weighs 1,600 kilograms ( 3500 pounds ) on average and has a maximum of 3,600 kilograms ( 7000 pounds ) . Their open throat is wide also more than a meter.
No. 9 - Australian Box Jellyfish
Indopacifical or Australian jellyfish is the most toxic sea animal, her touch can kill a person. It is found in the seas north of Australia and the tropical Indopacific. One jelly has enough poison to kill 50 people. Most people survive a meeting with her, but the pain because of the touch is so unbearable that your heart stops or paralyze a person and cause drowning. According to unreliable reports, the Australian box jellyfish cause more than a hundred deaths a year. Box jellyfish are almost invisible to unsuspecting swimmers.
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No. 8 - Great White Shark
A great white shark is an average length of 4,5 meters (14,7 foot ), and its deadly throat can open more than a meter wide. Human attacks even though it is not his most desirable food because it is too bony. He loves more greasy food, such as seals and sea lions. Reports say that the shark examines the object with a bite - so he will try something he does not know with a "test bite". In the case of many attacks on humans, it should be true for these experimental bites. Mostly, the shark retreats after a bite, but unfortunately, the first bite may kill a person. In the world, there are over one hundred attacks on human per year.
No. 7 - Grizzly
The North American grizzlies weigh between 180 - 360 kilograms ( 400 - 800 pound ). When placed on the rear legs, they can reach a height of up to 2,5 meters ( 8,2 foot). Despite the weight, they are very quick and skillful. Most attacks on humans involve cases when a bear is in fear of its cubs. A human can also attack hungry or sick grizzly.
No. 6 - African Buffalo
In Africa, they also call him black death. It is one of the most dangerous animals in the world because it is very aggressive and unpredictable. It weighs from 410 to 820 kilograms (900 - 1800 pounds). Mostly buffalo combines in herds. African buffaloes kill more than 200 people a year.
No. 5 - Elephant
The elephant is the largest land mammal. Although elephants are mostly friendly to humans and calm, they can suddenly attack without warning. Because of its weight and massive size, the moment of an elephant's anger can be fatal to man. Wild elephants sometimes attack even villages. About 500 people die annually due to elephants.
The weight of the elephants differs from their type:
African Forest Elephant - 2700 kilograms ( 6000 pounds )
Asian Elephant - 5400 kilograms ( 11900 pounds )
African Bush Elephant - 6000 kilograms ( 13200 pounds )
No. 4 - Crocodile
The most dangerous are saltwater and Nil crocodiles.
Saltwater Crocodile
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Nil Crocodile
Saltwater crocodile, which was measured value bite of 16,460 newtons. For comparison: people can bite into a steak with a force of 890 newtons, while hyenas, lions and tigers are able to bite with about 4,440 newtons of measured force.
Crocodiles live in tropical areas of Africa, Asia, America and Australia in slow waters. Crocodiles kill up to 800 people a year.
No. 3 - African Lion
The African lion, known by the nickname of the king of animals, is quick and has sharp teeth to easily tear off his prey. These dangerous animals are attacking people on farms, as well as tourists who drive in cars through African safaris. There are also frequent attacks on circus dressers, guardians in zoos and people who have pets. Lions curse hundreds of human deaths annually. But they are also good lovers to their lioness.
No. 2 - Snakes
Many species of snakes are dangerous to humans, as more than 450 types of poisonous, of which 250 are capable of killing humans with their poison. The most toxic snakes live in Africa, Asia, Australia and North America.
TOP 3 Most Toxic Snakes On Earth
3 - The Malayan or Blue Krait
The venom is 16x more potent than that of a Cobra, death usually occurs within 6 to12 hour's
2 - Eastern Brown Snake
Don’t let the innocuous name of this snake confuse you, 1 of 14,000 an ounce of its venom is enough to kill a human. This snake is very fast moving, aggressive and has been known to chase aggressors and repeatedly strike at them.
1 - Taipan
This snake has the most toxic venom of any land snake on the world. The maximum yield recorded from 1 bite is 110 mg, enough to kill 100 humans or 250 thousand mice.
No. 1 - Mosquitoes
The smallest but the most deadly and dangerous. Mosquitoes cover more than a million deaths per year. They spread infectious diseases, including malaria, yellow fever and West Nile virus.Only female mosquitoes bite, because they are the ones that lay eggs. Because of that, they need to suck our blood when it's time to re-produce. The mosquitoes are found in tropical places, but they can also survive winters in countries with such low temperatures. They are the most dangerous in Africa.
Did you know that the #mosquito is the most deadly animal in the world? They kill over 1 million people a year.
And i always thought spids would be in the top
Thats a scary list. I've heard jelly fish stings are probably the most painful way to die, but I'm not trying to piss any elephants or hippos off either. Yikes
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