• From demons in the outback to fingernail sized ocean killers
• We count down 15 of the deadliest creatures ever to squirt liquid pain directly into your
bloodstream 15 - Puffer Fish
• This is the second most poisonous vertebrate on Earth
• The venom is so powerful that your muscles will paralyze, you'll be in excruciating pain
for between 4 and 24 hours, then you will inevitably die because there is no known antidote
• Yet somehow the puffer fish is still a delicacy in Japan and Korea, though only certified
chefs are allowed to prepare it 14 - The Brazilian Wandering Spider
• Also known as the banana spider, it's been commonly referred to as the most venomous
spider in the world currently known to exist • They frequent tropical South America,
but one species inhabits Central America, and they're responsible for more human deaths
than any other spiders • They hide in houses, clothes, boots and
cars, then they strike with a venom so powerful that it can cause an overwhelming blood to
pump into your erection, resulting in permanent impotence
• That's right, this damn spider can kill your dick
13 - Platypus • You thought these Australian mammals were
cute fuzzy little teddy bears?
Think again, the male's hind legs are covered in a highly poisonous venom that can kill
a dog, and severely mess up you or me • It'll paralyze you, possibly for months,
all the while in excruciating unbearable pain • You can also develop edema on the wound,
when fluids build up beneath your skin and swells the affected area to huge sizes
12 - Stonefish • This is officially recognised as the most
poisonous fish on Earth • It lures its prey by pretending to be
a rock, mostly around shallow tropical waters in the Indian and Pacific oceans
• Then the dorsal fins activate, spines filled with toxic venom kill any who dare
step near • The curious thing is, if a human foot
steps on it for example, it'll inject an amount of venom proportional to the amount of pressure
applied to its body 11 - Deathstalker Scorpion
• These nightmare creatures walk through North Africa and parts of the Middle East
• Though it's small, one sting will cripple a human adult male, and likely kill an infant
or elderly person • Likewise, the FDA hasn't approved an anti-venom,
and even if they did, the deathstalker's venom is highly resistant
• Unrelated though still an interesting little fact: the Deathstalker can glow in
the dark, mainly to confuse would-be predators 10 - Marbled Cone Snail
• These snails look like a lot of nice shells you might find on the beach, but the marbled
cones which have snake-like patterns tend to employ a nasty trigger mechanism
• When someone picks it up, it shoots venom so powerful that it can kill 20 humans
• You may not even realise at first, but after a few days you'll experience excruciating
pain, swelling, numbness, tingling, muscle paralysis, vision problems, breathing failure
and on rare occasions: death 9 - Irukandji
• Found in Australia, these things are tiny, 1cm cubed, the size of a fingertip, but the
venom is secretes is by no mean weak • Because of its small size, it slips past
protective nets and strikes, a nasty little sting, but very soon afterwards you get muscle
cramps, back pain, kidney burn, skin burn, headaches, sweating, vomiting and blood pressure
spikes • That's because the venom is designed to
emulate the feeling of impending death, and there is no antidote, only time
8 - Inland Taipan • Also known as the "fierce snake" found
in central Australia, a country which apparently houses ever organic death-mobile ever, the
Taipain is without a doubt the world's most poisonous snake
• A single bite could kill 100 humans, all in less than an hour
• Fortunately the Taipan rarely attacks unless physically disturbed, and anti-venom
is abundant 7 - Atracinae
• Another Australian spawn of hell, the funnel-web is a nasty dark hairless carapace-covered
spider notoriously hostile to anything that moves
• The funnel-webs have a large array of atracotoxins and some are less harmful than
others, but a bite will still cause sweating, tingling, twitching, a racing heart, muscle
spasms, acidosis and hypertension • The female funnel-webs don't have anywhere
near the venomous power compared to males though
6 - The Poison Dart Frog • This one lives deep in the rain forests
of Central and South America • Like most frogs, it secretes goo to keep
itself moist, but the poison dart actually stores poison on its skin, which will sicken,
harm or kill anything that touches or eats it
• The venom itself could kill a human with naught but a pin head-sized drop
• This is considered the most poisonous vertebrate on Earth
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