[Animals] The most dangerous animals in the world

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Animals are equipped with mechanisms to get food or to defend themselves. For each animal there are other particularly dangerous animals, for example, for the snake the most dangerous animal is the mongoose, but for us it is not like that. We can define dangerousness in terms of force, deaths caused, speed or strategy. As there are many variables, in this article EcologíaVerde we will present you the characteristics of the 20 most dangerous animals in the world from various perspectives, not only those that are dangerous to humans. Many of them will surprise you!

 

Mosquito (Family Culicidae)
The most dangerous animal in the world for humans is one of the smallest and with which we frequently live. By feeding on blood they represent an important vector that transmits diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever or chikungunya. Mosquitoes cause 200 million people to get sick, of which approximately 600 thousand die.

Do not hesitate to take a look at the following articles with some Home Remedies for mosquitoes or What are mosquitoes for.

African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
The elephants have a calm and friendly appearance, but we cannot ignore their 6 thousand kilos of weight. When disturbed they can run at 40 kilometers per hour. Being social animals and with the enormous weight, their stampedes are extremely risky. But these outbursts are also reasonable from a human perspective: there are accounts of elephants using their strength to put man in order. On one occasion elephants destroyed a village that had spread over their territory.

Feel free to take a look at Why Elephants Are Endangered.

Fat-tailed Scorpion (Androctonus australis)
The fat-tailed scorpion is an African scorpion and one of the most dangerous animals in the world. A small bite can kill a man in 7 hours and a dog in just 7 minutes. Its venom is very peculiar because it seems to be specially designed to kill and cause a lot of pain in vertebrate animals, more for protection than for food, since they mainly come from invertebrates.

As for other scorpions, there are 1,500 species of which 25 can kill humans. In Mexico and the United States more people die from scorpions than from snakes.

 

Snakes (suborder Serpents)
Snakes may or may not be poisonous, but either way their fangs can do serious damage. Every year:

5 million people are bitten.
2.4 million suffer poisoning.
Half a million amputations or serious consequences.
125 thousand people die.
Non-venomous snakes do not cause deaths but they do cause complications. Among the snakes, the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) bite is one of the most dangerous, as well as being the largest venomous snake. It can inject up to 7 milliliters of poison in one go, leading many humans to their death. Its natural prey, such as mice, are easily annihilated.

Now you know which is the most poisonous snake, but which is the largest snake in the world? Find out below.

 

Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius)
More people die from hippos in Africa than from any other animal. This is surprising because they are herbivorous animals, but attack when they feel threatened. They measure 2 meters and weigh 5 tons, and can run at 32 kilometers per hour with which they can easily knock down a person, or even lions. Females are usually the most violent when they have children to protect.

 

Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
The most dangerous freshwater animal is the Nile crocodile. Its fangs can even break bones. They live underwater lurking waiting for animals to come to drink. In quick movements they managed to drown them, to swallow them whole and begin to digest them. In some areas there are two daily deaths from these crocodiles.

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Stonefish (Synanceia horrida)
When we talk about the stone fish we refer to the most dangerous animal in the marine world because it is the fish with the most poison. In fact, the Synanceia horrida's venom lodges in its fin spines and glands. It is neurotoxic and at any time we come into contact with it, wounds will be created, which can lead to death.

 

Golden dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
When we talk about the golden dart frog, we can say that it is the most dangerous animal in the world at a general level, since it is also the most toxic and poisonous animal in the whole world. It lives in the jungles of South America and its alkaloid poison lodges in the skin. At the slightest touch, it causes:

Tetanic muscle contraction.
I stop heart
Respiratory faliure.
We get the poison when they eat certain insects. Just one gram of its venom can kill 10,000 mice or 15 humans. The indigenous natives used this poison for their spear points.

Although we are talking about the most dangerous animals in the world, we leave you the following article from EcologíaVerde where we focus on What are the most poisonous animals in the world.

 

Grasshopper (Schistocerca)
A grasshopper may seem harmless, but the truth is that this species is a major pest. In just a few days they can wipe out economically and nutritionally important crops. They are found especially in Africa, Europe and Russia and are migratory animals. They have been responsible for severe famines. Coverages of 121 by 26 kilometers have been recorded, where the ground of so many grasshoppers could not be seen.

 

Link: https://www.ecologiaverde.com/los-animales-mas-peligrosos-del-mundo-3922.html