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- 2. Venomous Animals Presented By: Roll No.: Presented To:
- 3. 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 Worlds 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 Taiwans 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 worlds 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. Its 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. Its 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.