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This is a list of the deadliest animals to humans worldwide, measured by the number of humans killed per year. Different lists have varying criteria and definitions, so lists from different sources disagree and can be contentious.
This list deals exclusively with venomous animals. Venoms have adapted to serve a wide variety of purposes. Their intended effects can range from mild fleeting discomfort to paralysis and death, and they may be highly selective in which species they target, often making them harmless to all but a few specific organisms; what may be fatal to one ...
The hooded pitohui.The neurotoxin homobatrachotoxin on the birds' skin and feathers causes numbness and tingling on contact.. The following is a list of poisonous animals, which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested.
This is an overview of the snakes that pose a significant health risk to humans, through snakebites or other physical trauma . The varieties of snakes that most often cause serious snakebites depend on the region of the world. In Africa, the most dangerous species include black mambas, puff adders, and carpet vipers.
Below is an extensive, if incomplete, list of plants containing one or more poisonous parts that pose a serious risk of illness, injury, or death to humans or domestic animals. There is significant overlap between plants considered poisonous and those with psychotropic properties , some of which are toxic enough to present serious health risks ...
This is a list of human deaths caused by bear attacks in North America by decade in reverse chronological order. These fatalities have been documented through news media, reports, cause-of-death statistics, scientific papers, or other sources. For general information on the topic, see bear attack.
Last year, Bill Gates reported that globally, mosquitos are the deadliest animals for humans at 725,000 deaths—mostly through the transmission of malaria and other diseases. He also tweeted they ...
Arthur Dangle, 7, Male. USA, California, Siskiyou County — Killed and eaten by two cougars while playing near his home in Quartz Valley. November 11, 1901. Frank Cook, age unknown, Male. Mexico, Baja California — The body of a Norwegian carpenter was found by hunters east of the Santa Caterina Landing.