5 – King Cobra
- Though the Taipan is the world’s most poisonous snake, the King Cobra is the longest snake filled with venom, and it earned the nickname “snake-eater” because it eats other snakes
- The venom is so powerful that not only can it kill a human in one bite, it can kill an entire elephant providing it can reach a tender area like the trunk
- Though the venom isn’t as powerful as competitors in this list, the key here is the King Cobra can inject what venom it can 5 times faster than most other snakes, and not to mention these are quite widespread across the globe
4 – Southern Short-Tailed Shrew
- The cutest little killer on the list by far, this shrew is mouse-sized, furry and adorable
- But it’s also got a deadly venomous bite, strong enough to kill animals its own size: insects, spiders, scorpions, rodents, reptiles and snails
- Though it isn’t enough to kill humans, one bite will cause massive swelling, throbbing pain and muscle problems
3 – Blue-Ringed Octopus
- Like the shrew, this one is small, only the size of a golf ball, but with venom still powerful enough to kill 26 humans at once
- They’re one of 3 species that live in the Pacific Ocean, and these things stay camouflaged to feed on crabs and shrimp
- But when provoked, it flashes yellow, blue markings, and then, it will sting you, and you WILL die
2 – The Portuguese Man o’ War
- This one is swept up onto beaches since it can’t move itself, a weird transparent mohawked jellyfish
- In reality though, it’s a home for micro organisms called zooids – like little water sandkings
- These zooids can unleash a powerful venomous stinger to all nearby, until the tide can sweep their home back out to sea
- Course, the general rule about avoiding blobby bizarre tentacle things in the water applies, so you may want to leave these guys alone
1 – Box Jellyfish
- This is without a doubt the world’s most venomous animal, with nearly 6000 deaths caused since the 1950s
- But it’s not a swift and painless death, no , the toxins will attack your heart, nervous system and skin cells – it will physically destroy you from the inside out and you’ll either go into shock, drown or die of heart failure before anyone can help you
- There is virtually no chance to survive unless treated immediately
- And, like all of Satan’s beloved monstrosities, it resides on the shores of Australia
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Samantha this is quite a graphic detircpsion of what a spider actually does i think! You have used words that made the hairs on my arms stand up jabbing it with venom, waiting for it’s appetite to return, carcases of helpless animals. This is a very menacing piece brilliant! Thank you fro writing for the 100WC!