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Kiss Of Death: Ten Creatures That Kill With A Single Bite Or Sting

Sunday, November 18, 2012 12:50
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The great physical strength, powerful fangs and sharp as a blade teeth are not the only weapons that are used in the animal world. Thousands of animals use highly toxic poisons to attack or for defense.

Here is a list of the ten most venomous creatures in the world.

1. Cubomedusa (Chironex fleckeri)

The number one ranking goes to cubomedusa (Chironex fleckeri), which received its name because of its cubic form.  Box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their cube-shaped medusae. Box jellyfish are known for the extremely potent venom produced by some species: Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi and Malo kingi are among the most venomous creatures in the world. Stings from these and a few other species in the class are extremely painful and sometimes fatal to humans.

During the last 60 years, this “sea wasp” claimed about 6000 lives. Its venom is the most deadly in the world, toxins affect the heart, nervous system, and skin cells.

Even worse, all is accompanied by such hellish pain that victims are in a state of shock and either drown or die of cardiac arrest. If one is able to treat the wound with vinegar or acetic acid, the victim has a chance, but swimmers rarely have these things available at the beach.

Cubomedusa is found in the ocean waters of Asia and Australia.

2. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
King Cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world, reaching 5.6 meters in length.

The king cobra’s generic name, Ophiophagus is a Greek-derived word which means “snake-eater”, and its diet consists primarily of other snakes, including ratsnakes, small pythons and even other venomous snakes such as various members of the true cobras (of the genus Naja), and even the much more venomous members of the krait family.  A single bite of this deadly snake can easily kill a man. It can kill even adult Asian elephant within 3 hours if the animal is bitten in a vulnerable place, such as a trunk.

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Among the snakes few are more toxic than the King Cobra, for example is is 5 times more deadly than the Black Mamba.  King Cobra is widespread in dense mountain forests of South and Southeast Asia.

3. Scorpio Leiurus quinquestriatus

Contrary to popular belief, most scorpions are relatively safe for humans because their stings cause only pain, anemia or swelling. Leiurus quinquestriatus is known as the death stalker.

Leiurus quinquestriatus is a very dangerous scorpion species because its venom – a strong cocktail of neurotoxins which causes an intense and unbearable pain, then fever, followed by coma, convulsions, paralysis and death.

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The deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus), is a species of scorpion, a member of the Buthidae family. It is also known as Palestine yellow scorpion, Omdurman scorpion, Israeli desert scorpion and numerous other colloquial names, which generally originate from the commercial captive trade of the animal. To eliminate confusion, especially with potentially dangerous species, the scientific name is normally used to refer to them. The name Leiurus quinquestriatus roughly translates into English as “five-striped smooth-tail”. Other species of the genus Leiurus are often referred to as “deathstalkers” as well.

 

L. quinquestriatus can be found in desert and scrubland habitats ranging from United States, North Africa through to the Middle East. Countries where it lives include Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Iraq,, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Qatar, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

4. Taipan or Fierce Snake (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)

The Taipan is a genus of large, fast, highly venomous Australasian snakes of the elapid family.
Just one bite Taipan contains enough venom to kill 100 adults or an army of 250 thousand mice.Its extremely neurotoxic venom – at least 200-400 times more toxic than cobra venom usual. 

 
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Inland taipans adapt to their environment by changing the color of the skin during seasonal changes. They tend to become lighter during summer and darker during the winter. This seasonal color change serves the purpose of thermoregulation, allowing the snake to absorb more light in the colder months.

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The Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), also known as the Small Scaled Snake and Fierce Snake, is native to Australia and is regarded as the most venomous land snake in the world based on LD50 values in mice.  It is a species of taipan belonging to the Elapidae family. Although highly venomous, it is very shy and reclusive, and always prefers to escape from trouble (the word “fierce” from its alternate name describes its venom, not its temperament).
 

In just 45 minutes after being bitten by an adult death can occur. But fortunately, there is an antidote, moreover, the snake is very timid and immediately vidpovzaye away by the slightest danger. He lives in Australia.

5.  Poison dart frog


If you ever manage to visit the rain forests of Central and South America, in any case can not touch young beautiful poison dart frog - they can be extremely poisonous.

Poison dart frog (also dart-poison frog, poison frog or formerly poison arrow frog) is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to Central and South America. These species are diurnal and often have brightly-colored bodies. Although all wild dendrobatids are at least somewhat toxic, levels of toxicity vary considerably from one species to the next and from one population to another. 
 
Many species are critically endangered. These amphibians are often called “dart frogs” due to the Amerindians’ indigenous use of their toxic secretions to poison the tips of blowdarts. However, of over 175 species, only four have been documented as being used for this purpose (curare plants are more commonly used), all of which come from the Phyllobates genus, which is characterized by the relatively large size and high levels of toxicity of its members
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For example, the size of golden poison dart frog – only 5 cm, and poison in it enough to kill 10 adult humans.

In the past, local tribes used poison these frogs on their their arrows.

6.   Blue-ringed octopuses (genus Hapalochlaena)

The blue ringed octopus is small, the size of a golf ball, but extremely venomous creature living in the coastal waters around Australia and slightly north toward Japan. 

 
The blue-ringed octopuses (genus Hapalochlaena) are three (or perhaps four) octopus species that live in tide pools and coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Japan to Australia (mainly around southern New South Wales and South Australia. They are recognized as one of the world’s most venomous marine animals. Despite their small size and relatively docile nature, they can prove a danger to humans. T
 
 
They can be recognized by their characteristic blue and black rings and yellowish skin. When the octopus is agitated, the brown patches darken dramatically, and iridescent blue rings or clumps of rings appear and pulsate within the maculae. Typically 50-60 blue rings cover the dorsal and lateral surfaces of the mantle. They hunt small crabs, hermit crabs, and shrimp, and may bite attackers, including humans, if provoked.

Blue annular octopus usually light in color, with dark brown groups located on its legs and body, with blue circles that imposed on these dark brown band.

When disturbed octopus, it darkens, and rings are shiny and colors become an electrician.

In fact, the octopus has enough venom to kill 26 adults in a couple of minutes and there is no antidote.

 

The person begins to feel numbness, difficulty in speech, vision, trouble breathing, then comes complete paralysis and death due to cardiac arrest and lack of oxygen.

7. Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria) or banana spider

Phoneutria, commonly known as Brazilian wandering spiders, armed spiders (“armadeiras”, as they are known in Portuguese), or banana spiders (not to be confused with the relatively harmless species of the genus Nephila), are a genus of defensive and highly venomous spiders found in tropical South and Central America. These spiders are members of the Ctenidae family of wandering spiders.
 
 

The Brazilian wandering spiders appear in Guinness World Records from 2010 to present as the world’s most venomous spider.This abomination got into the Guinness Book of Records in 2007 for  causing the largest number of human deaths due to a spider bite.

Importantly, these spiders are dangerous not only for its venom, but their behavior: they do not sit still and do not spin webs. They travel along the ground, hiding in buildings, clothes, shoes, cars, anywhere, which significantly increases the risk of unexpectedly meeting them and being bitten.

8. Pufferfish (Tetraodontidae)

Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species, which are variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. They are morphologically similar to the closely related porcupinefish, which have large external spines (unlike the thinner, hidden spines of Tetraodontidae, which are only visible when the fish has puffed up). The scientific name refers to the four large teeth, fused into an upper and lower plate, which are used for crushing the shells of crustaceans and mollusks, their natural prey.
 
Pufferfish are generally believed to be the second most poisonous vertebrates in the world, after the golden poison frog.

Certain internal organs, such as liver, and sometimes the skin, are highly toxic to most animals when eaten; nevertheless, the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in Japan (as pronounced as fugu), Korea (as bok), and China (as hétún) when prepared by chefs who know which part is safe to eat and in what quantity.

9. Marbled Cone Snail  (Conus marmoreus)

“Marbled cone”, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. This is a species which is believed to feed mostly on marine molluscs including other cone snails.
 
This snail is venomous, like all cone snails. Its venom is highly potent, and one drop can kill more than 20 men.

Signs of a bite include pain, swelling, numbness, in serious cases, paralysis occurs with an inability to breathe. There is no antidote.

10. Stonefish (Synanceia)

 
Synanceia is a genus of fish of the family Synanceiidae, the Stonefishes, whose members are venomous, dangerous, and even fatal to humans. It is one of the most venomous fish currently known in the world.  They are found in the coastal regions of Indo-Pacific oceans. They are also found off Florida and in the Caribbean.

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The stonefish will never win a beauty contest, but it definitely gets the prize “most poisonous fish.” There have been unproven reports of osteo-arthritic sufferers experiencing improved mobility and reduction in joint pain following envenomation episode. The responsible agent has not been identified.

The pain is said to be so severe that the victims of its sting have been known to demand that the affected limb be amputated.

It is believed that the bite of fish stone provokes most severe pain known to man. The pain is accompanied by shock, paralysis, and tissue death.

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  • This article is totally correct. Australia has box jellyfish up north so they keep vinegar handy. Funnelweb spiders in Sydney region, even Redback spiders can make you quite ill. Then there are deadly Taipan,Tiger,Dugite,Death Adder,Mulga (King Brown) Red bellied,yellow bellied,scrub pythons etc snakes. Puffer fish you don`t have to worry about unless you eat one. You don`t touch Blue Ringed octopusses in rock ponds. I once prodded a tiny normal octopus in a rock pool & the ink came out of the water a few inches at me! Yes there are stone fish in North Aus latitudes from Brisbane up. And there are cane toads which you only touch with gloves on. Lastly there have been 5 fatal shark attacks in Western Australia in the last year. So book your plane ticket & we will see you soon… AJ, Perth, West Oz.

  • We have more venomous creatures than these in the whitehouse, shadow govn’ts, and cowardly so-called self pro-claimed elites of the NWO, Illuminati, skulls and bones, catholic church, pope, the queen and all in the british empire, UN, EUN, WHO, FDA, CIA, FBI, CDC, DHS, TSA, Tavistock, Medical field, the criminal thug’s called the bush’s and so on….

    • Your unwarranted slug-level slurs against the Holy Catholic Church and the Vicar of Christ are more poisonous and ugly than all the creatures mentioned in this article.

      You sound more like a fallen angel than a guardian angel.

  • Forgot the African black Mamba.

  • This is interesting.

    Is there any map detailing where this species can be found?

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