As James pointed out, there are a number of wild card species which at the very least merit a draw in almost any battle. Why? Venom.
Five most venomous species:
5. Stonefish
4. Blue-Ringed Octopus
3. Inland Taipan Snake
2. Brazilian Wandering Spider
1. Box Jellyfish
And while we're on the subject, the ten most venomous snakes:
10. Western Brown
9. Death Adder
8. Giant Black Tiger
7. Western Tiger
6. Beaked Sea Snake
5. Riesvie Tiger
4. Eastern Tiger
3. Taipan
2. Common (Eastern) Brown
1. Inland Taipan (or Fierce Snake)
I still don't understand why the Inland Taipan is so underrepresented. One bite from contains enough venom to kill 50 adult humans (or one Marc Tohme). Now that's high quality carnage.
12 deadliest creatures on earth:
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Good list, but it only pertains to Australia. Cone snail and the Red Back Spider are under appreciated.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the Great White gets far too much credit, Bull Sharks kill more people in Australia/around the world than all others combined, which brings me to my next post -- sharks.
Two words...Komodo Dragon.
ReplyDeleteThe Komodo injects its prey with the most disgusting cocktail of toxic filth eukaryotes ever imagined. It's as if a tiny army of Nazi alchemist imps was raised in its mouth for the sole purpose of inflicting unbearable pain on you for 45 minutes premortem.
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