Representatives of the animal world of the planet are very diverse. Among them are insects, mammals, reptiles and other full inhabitants of the Earth. Each animal is endowed with nature means of self-defense, but many of them use claws, teeth and poisons for attack.
Often the object of aggression is the person. Below is a list of animals that can be dangerous if handled carelessly.
Top 10 dangerous killer animals
This rating represents a dozen of the most dangerous animals by the degree of increasing risks of staying in close proximity to them. Statistics of fauna related accidents helped to create this list.
Black buffalo
This African animal with pleasure acquaints inexperienced tourists with their horns. It is terrible to imagine what half-tons of muscles rushing at him does to a person. As a result of such attacks, about 200 people die every year.
Spotted Frog
The spotted frogs are the most poisonous frogs in the world. The stock of poison will kill 20 people at a time. For poisoning, just touch the unusual bright skin of the animal. Cute amphibians can be found in the forests of Costa Ricky and Brazil. The frog strikes the eye with the beauty and variety of bright colors: blue, yellow, green, orange. For the formation of poison in the body, the animal needs to eat a special kind of insect. Therefore, in captivity, such frogs cease to be dangerous over time.
Banana spider
The banana spider is the leader in the list of arachnids in the degree of poisonousness. He is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most dangerous in the world. Its second name is the Brazilian wandering spider. He is extremely fast and active. The danger of the animal is that it constantly moves and enters people's homes without fear. Most often, the residents of South America found them in their living quarters. Bananas for a spider only a delicacy. Other spiders, insects and even lizards and birds that fit him are the main food for him.
African Savanna elephant
An elephant can run at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour. It is in the zoo's aviary he is slow and passive. And in its natural environment, the animal is able to demonstrate all the strength and power of its huge body. Every year more than 500 people die under the feet of elephants. They just knock the victim down and cool it in cold blood.
Alligator
Alligators pragmatically hunt animals that dared to get close to the pond. It is not important for them to satisfy hunger with meat of buffalo or man. Surprisingly, crocodiles run fast and easily make sudden movements. Dodge attack is quite difficult. Therefore, it is better to avoid places where alligators can hunt. Every year, up to 2500 people die from the teeth of these oldest creatures on the planet.
Hippopotamus
Among African inhabitants, it is hippos that kill the most people - 3000 per year. Their main danger is in baseless aggression. The animal has just peacefully enjoyed the water in the pond and suddenly rushes at high speed directly to its victim. In such a situation is difficult to escape. Hippopotamus weapons are two large canines in the mouth.
Scorpio
Despite the insect phobia of many people, only two of them hit the top: a scorpion and a tsetse fly. The poison of the animal is no less dangerous than the snake. There are 25 species of poisonous species in the world, they kill 5,000 people annually. In poisonous individuals, the tail and sting are more claws.
Rattlesnake
In fact, the snake will not attack the man first. She will only be protected in case of danger. Such an animal is difficult to see in the grass. You can step on it or sit down. In this case, the bite of poisonous teeth can not be avoided. Over the previous year, more than 50,000 people checked it for themselves.
Tsetse fly
The tsetse fly bite gives the victim a portion of trypanosomes, which cause the so-called "sleeping sickness". Without proper treatment, trypanosomiasis causes death.
Malaria mosquito
The first place was taken from the malaria mosquito. As a result of a bite, a person receives anopheles. From this in the world every year more than 800,000 people die. Only 200,000 of the bitten and infected million survive.
Other dangerous fauna representatives
Many dangerous animals were not included in the TOP-10 list. But this does not prevent them from thinning the world's population annually.
- Australian Kubomedus or Sea Wasp: The poison is in the tentacles. The pain from contact with him is hellish, and the scars on the body of a person who survived are deep. With a sufficient dose of poison after 3 minutes, the victim's heart will stop;
- ring-shaped octopus: from the poison of this miniature animal, a person becomes blind and dies from suffocation. So far there is no antidote in the world;
- bear: there is no escape from him. He runs at the speed of a car, swims and climbs trees. The victim dies from sharp teeth and claws;
- the most dangerous fish: this title was immediately divided by three fish - fugu, stone fish, piranha. The first two hit the victim with their poison, and the last, in the company of friends, is able to tear a person into small pieces;
- the great white shark: annually it kills about 10 people with its sharp teeth;
- Leopard: kills about 15 people annually;
- fire ant: a poisonous sting causes a strong attack of allergy, which kills 30 people annually;
- honey bee: more than 50 people a year die from asphyxia caused by anaphylactic shock. This happens if a bee bites a person in the mucous throat;
- African lion: every year an animal kills about 70 people;
- Bengal tiger: about 100 dead every year.
A large number of dangerous animals can scare. But, knowing their habits and habitat, you can avoid encounters and risky situations. Most of the above creatures do not live in Russia and countries with a similar climate, so do not panic.
