Animals that are unexpectedly dangerous?

Be like Nutella · 21-08-2012 2:14am

http://thepanamapages.com/archives/425

Adam Khor · 21-08-2012 2:18am

dodderangler wrote: »

Are they the toads that people lick? :P

I think there HAVE been cases of people licking cane toads

But I also remember reading that the poison can kill you in fifteen minutes. I think I'll pass.

bret69 · 21-08-2012 2:22am

Be like Nutella wrote: »

http://thepanamapages.com/archives/425

Most dangerous and feared of all...and the one I'd hate to come face to face with...is The Spider

Galwayguy35 · 21-08-2012 6:10am

Jellyfish, some of them are deadly.

Capt'n Midnight · 21-08-2012 11:55am

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Jellyfish, some of them are deadly.

Every animal in Oz is just inexplicably nasty or venomous

Here Portuguese Man-O-War is scary, they have box jellyfish

They have snakes and spiders

But the platypus has venom. And morphine won't help reduce the pain :eek: because it uses different pathways.

Forget emus, the cassowary could disembowel you with it's 10cm long claws

if you are in the middle of the outback and you see a river
http://natgeotv.com.au/tv/monster-fish-australia/

. Zeb travels deep upstream into the desert where freshwater pools hide huge predators like the saltwater crocodile and bull sharks. Zeb and the team follow the sawfish migration from the estuary upstream and back again until they return to the sea. He tags and releases many sawfish, from a month old baby to a 2.2-metre megafish on its way to the ocean where it could someday grow to be a monster 7-metre fish.

Adam Khor · 21-08-2012 12:15pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Every animal in Oz is just inexplicably nasty or venomous

Here Portuguese Man-O-War is scary, they have box jellyfish

They have snakes and spiders

But the platypus has venom. And morphine won't help reduce the pain :eek: because it uses different pathways.

Forget emus, the cassowary could disembowel you with it's 10cm long claws

if you are in the middle of the outback and you see a river
http://natgeotv.com.au/tv/monster-fish-australia/

Don´t forget the Sydney Funnelweb, the Bulldog ant, the Mouse Spider...

But really, when people talks about how there are so many dangerous animals in Oz, I always like to refer them to the Amazon. Just as many nasty critters there, including but not limited to:

- Lonomia (deadliest caterpillar in the world, venom injected through spikes will cause you to bleed profusely until you die of a brain hemorhage or some other nasty effect)
- Lancehead viper (very nasty bite, causes necrosis and hemorhage, often fatal), several species
- Anaconda
- Coral snakes of several species (including largest in the world, the water coral snake)
- Rattlesnake
- Bushmaster (largest pit viper in the world, extremely venomous and aggressive)
- Tarantulas of all kinds (all have venomous bite, toxicity varies but many species still not properly studied)
- Wandering spider (among deadliest in the world)
- Scorpions
- World's largest centipedes (30 cms)
- World's largest leeches (30 cms too)
- Botfly (disgusting parasitoid, maggots feed on your flesh after being transported to victim by mosquito).
- All sorts of wasps and bees (including some that sting "for no reason" according to some writers)
- Army ants
- Bullet ant (can seriously incapacitate a person with a single bite)
- Piranhas
- Very large catfish rumored to eat people
- Caimans (confirmed man-eaters, at least the black caiman)
- Bull sharks
- Saw fish
- Giant river otter (actually quite dangerous)
- Jaguar
- Cougar
- Skunk (can blind you if it sprays you in the eyes- and they have wicked aim)
- Tapir
- Peccaries (three species, including the most dangerous, the white-lipped)
- Giant anteater
- Stingrays (highly venomous, people stung by them have asked to be amputated just to stop the pain. If struck in a vital spot the mechanical injury alone can kill)
- Electric eel
- Bush dogs (not known to eat people but I'm pretty sure if someone say, got lost and was weakened or broke a leg or something they would be happy to feast on one's flesh. They may be small but they've been known to kill prey larger and tougher than humans).
- Harpy eagle. Don´t go near this bird's nest. Rumored to eat small children.
- Candiru, probably the nastiest, will go into your penis and all that. Very well known by now.

There's even a few species of Amazonian plants that can kill you, including a razor sharp grass (don´t remember the name).

Oh and according to Nat Geo there are still murderous/cannibalistic tribes in many parts of the Amazon.

Capt'n Midnight · 21-08-2012 12:32pm

crocs don't run very often , but when they do

http://crocodilian.com/cnhc/images/cj-gallop1.mpg

Galvasean · 21-08-2012 1:08pm

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I never knew a Ray was dangerous until I read about the one that killed Steve Irwin.

Even teh non stingy ones can break your finger with their crushing bite.

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

crocs don't run very often , but when they do

http://crocodilian.com/cnhc/images/cj-gallop1.mpg

Pristichampsus, the revenge! :eek:

getz · 21-08-2012 1:14pm

rabbits are dangerous,they eat grass,so they are dangerous to grass

Adam Khor · 21-08-2012 10:53pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

This one scared me more than the croc. Imagine entering your garage and finding something like that staring at your soul... XD

Adam Khor · 08-09-2012 12:22am

Pygmy hippo mauls zookeeper:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/keeper-at-czech-zoo-mauled-by-hippo/story-e6frf7k6-1226466035530

Kess73 · 08-09-2012 1:04pm

Adam Khor wrote: »

Don´t forget the Sydney Funnelweb, the Bulldog ant, the Mouse Spider...

But really, when people talks about how there are so many dangerous animals in Oz, I always like to refer them to the Amazon. Just as many nasty critters there, including but not limited to:

- Lonomia (deadliest caterpillar in the world, venom injected through spikes will cause you to bleed profusely until you die of a brain hemorhage or some other nasty effect)
- Lancehead viper (very nasty bite, causes necrosis and hemorhage, often fatal), several species
- Anaconda
- Coral snakes of several species (including largest in the world, the water coral snake)
- Rattlesnake
- Bushmaster (largest pit viper in the world, extremely venomous and aggressive)
- Tarantulas of all kinds (all have venomous bite, toxicity varies but many species still not properly studied)
- Wandering spider (among deadliest in the world)
- Scorpions
- World's largest centipedes (30 cms)
- World's largest leeches (30 cms too)
- Botfly (disgusting parasitoid, maggots feed on your flesh after being transported to victim by mosquito).
- All sorts of wasps and bees (including some that sting "for no reason" according to some writers)
- Army ants
- Bullet ant (can seriously incapacitate a person with a single bite)
- Piranhas
- Very large catfish rumored to eat people
- Caimans (confirmed man-eaters, at least the black caiman)
- Bull sharks
- Saw fish
- Giant river otter (actually quite dangerous)
- Jaguar
- Cougar
- Skunk (can blind you if it sprays you in the eyes- and they have wicked aim)
- Tapir
- Peccaries (three species, including the most dangerous, the white-lipped)
- Giant anteater
- Stingrays (highly venomous, people stung by them have asked to be amputated just to stop the pain. If struck in a vital spot the mechanical injury alone can kill)
- Electric eel
- Bush dogs (not known to eat people but I'm pretty sure if someone say, got lost and was weakened or broke a leg or something they would be happy to feast on one's flesh. They may be small but they've been known to kill prey larger and tougher than humans).
- Harpy eagle. Don´t go near this bird's nest. Rumored to eat small children.
- Candiru, probably the nastiest, will go into your penis and all that. Very well known by now.

There's even a few species of Amazonian plants that can kill you, including a razor sharp grass (don´t remember the name).

Oh and according to Nat Geo there are still murderous/cannibalistic tribes in many parts of the Amazon.

Sawfish are not an aggressive fish at all towards humans. They can attack a human when surprised by a human underwater or when hooked, but a large sawfish will move away from people in the water when approached.

It's size, look, and injuries caused when hooked or surprised has given it a bit of a bad name.

Adam Khor · 08-09-2012 11:28pm

Kess73 wrote: »

Sawfish are not an aggressive fish at all towards humans. They can attack a human when surprised by a human underwater or when hooked, but a large sawfish will move away from people in the water when approached.

It's size, look, and injuries caused when hooked or surprised has given it a bit of a bad name.

Yeah, so it seems, but I wouldn´t like to be the one to prove the rule wrong. There's plenty of animals less well armed than sawfish that have caused great injury/death to humans, sometimes even unintentionally.

Animals that are unexpectedly dangerous?

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