venomous animals

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Venomous Animals
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Difference BW poisonous &
venomous animals
Poisonous
 Poison is absorbed or
ingested.
 A poisonous animal can
only deliver toxic
chemicals if another
animal touches or eats it.
 They are passive killers.
 E.g frogs are usually
poisonous.
Venomous
 Venom is always injected.
 Venomous animal has a
mechanism to inject
toxins directly into
another animal.
 They are active killers.
 E.g snakes are usually
venomous.

4. 10-Puffer
Fish
 The skin and certain organs of many
puffer fish are very poisonous to
humans.
Biting Effects:
 Puffer poisoning causes deadening of
the tongue and lips, dizziness,
vomiting, rapid heart rate, difficulty
breathing, and muscle paralysis.
 Most of the victims die after 4 to 24
hours.
 There is no known antidote.
 Statistics show that up to six
incidents per year led to death.
Habitat:
They are most diverse in the tropics,
relatively uncommon in the temperate
zone, and completely absent from cold
waters.

5. 9-Poison Dart
Frog
The Poison Dart Frog is probably the
most poisonous animal on earth.
Biting Effect:
 The 2 inch long (5cm) golden poison
dart frog has enough venom to kill 10
adult humans or 20,000 mice.
 Only 2 micrograms of this lethal toxin
(the amount that fits on the head of a
pin) is capable of killing a human or
other large mammal.
Habitat:
Poison dart frogs are endemic to humid,
tropical environments of Central and
South America.These frogs are generally
found in tropical rainforests.

6. 8-Inland
Taipan
The prize for “The World’s Most
Venomous Snake” goes to the Inland
Taipan of Australia.
Biting Effect:
 Just a single bite from this snake
contains enough venom to kill 100
human adults or an army of 250,000
mice.
 Its venom is at least 200 – 400 times
more toxic than a common cobra.
 The Inland Taiwan’s extremely
neurotoxic venom can kill an adult
human in as little as 45 minutes.
 Fortunately this snake is very shy
and unlikely to bite.
Habitat:
It is found in semi-aridregions
of central east Australia.

7. 7-The Brazilian
wandering spider
The Brazilian Wandering
Spider (Phoneutria) also called banana spider
is the most venomous spider Biting
Effect:
 Only 0.006mg (0.00000021oz) is sufficient
to kill a mouse.
 They are also so dangerous because of
their wandering nature.
 Its venomous bite causes not only intense
pain, the venom of the spider can also
cause priapism – uncomfortable erections
lasting for many hours that lead to
impotence.
 A bite from this spider can also cause
widespread tissue necrosis
Habitat:
They are found in the tropical regions
of Central & South America and are called
wandering spiders because they roam the
jungle floor at night

8. 6-Stonefish
The stone fish is “The World Most
Venomous Fish”.
Its dorsal area is lined with 13 spines
that release venom from two sacs
attached to each spine.
Biting Effect:
 Its venom causes severe pain with
possible shock, paralysis, and tissue
death depending on the depth of the
penetration.
 Its venom causes such a severe pain
that it is said that the victims of its
sting want the affected limb to be
amputated.
Habitat:
Stonefish mostly live above the tropic of
Capricorn, often found in the shallow
tropical marine waters of the Pacific and
Indian oceans, ranging from the Red Sea
to the Queensland Great Barrier Reef.

9. 5Death Stalker
Scorpion
Biting Effects:
 Its venom causes an intense and
unbearable pain, then fever, followed
by coma, convulsions, paralysis and
death.
 A sting from this scorpion is
extremely painful.
 It would be unlikely to kill a healthy,
adult human. Young children, the
old, or infirm (with a heart condition)
are at the biggest risk.
Habitat:
Death stalker scorpions are spread in
North Africa and Middle East

10. 4-Blue-Ringed
Octopus
The Blue-Ringed Octopus is very small,
only the size of a golf ball.
Biting Effect:
 Its venom is powerful enough to kill
a human.
 It carries enough poison to kill 26
adult humans within minutes.
 Its bite is painless,
 But the deadly neurotoxins begin
working immediately resulting in
muscular weakness, numbness,
followed by a cessation and breathing
and ultimately death. –
Habitat:
They can be found in tide pools in the
Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Australia.

11. 3-Marbled
Cone Snail
Biting Effect:
 Cone snail is ranked 3rd for being
most venomous .
 One drop of its venom is powerful
enough to kill more than 20 humans.
 About 30 human deaths have been
recorded from cone snail
envenomation.
Symptoms:
 It results in intense pain, swelling,
numbness and tingling.
 Severe cases involve muscle
paralysis, vision changes and
breathing failure.
 There is no antivenom
Habitat:
These snails are found on marine shores.
These snails are often found in warm
salt water environment.

12. 2-King Cobra
The King Cobra is the world’s longest
venomous snake
It grows up to 5.6 m (18.5 ft) in length
Biting Effect:
 One bite can cause the death of a
healthy adult human within 15
minutes.
 This snake is even capable of killing a
full-grown Asian Elephant within 3
hours.
 It’s large venom injection can result
in one of the fastest mortality rates
for any snake bite -typically 30-45
minutes after envenomation.
Habitat:
It is quite widespread, ranging across
South and South-east Asia, living in
dense highland forests.

13. 1. Box
Jellyfish
“The World Most Venomous Animal” is
the Box Jelly .
Biting Effect:
It has caused at least 5,567 recorded
deaths since 1954.
It’s toxins attack the heart, nervous
system, and skin cells.
The worst part of it is that box jelly
venom is so overpoweringly painful,
that human victims go straight into
shock, and drown or die of heart failure
before even reaching shore.
Survivors experience pain weeks after
the contact with box jellies.
Habitat:
Box jellies have marine habitat.
It can be found in the waters around
Asia and Australia.