We Run Down The 50 Most Dangerous Animals In The World From Bad To Worst

It may surprise you just how many dangerous animals there are in the world. No matter where you live, from sub-Saharan Africa to the suburbs of Detroit, you've definitely crossed paths with one, whether you know it or not. They roam freely on the street, they rule the rainforest, they own the ocean. These dangerous beasts can even fly. But how will you be able to identify them? We searched the farthest reaches of the internet to bring you a list of animals that you should definitely watch out for if you value your safety.

It has been rumored that swans are strong enough to break a human arm or leg with their wings. However, this is not true. While incredibly aggressive, swans are more prone to biting during an attack than breaking any limbs.

Dolphins are friendly and beautiful, but also incredibly dangerous. When provoked or agitated, dolphins can cause a lot of bodily harm to their attackers with their razor-sharp teeth and super-strong tail. Although limited in number, there have been a few dolphin-related human deaths in the past couple of years.

Twenty people die every year from a horse-related death. These majestic animals have thrown, trampled, and paralyzed riders and bystanders when threatened.

Also known as the Israeli yellow scorpion, the deathstalker is one of the most dangerous species of its kind. A sting will not kill a healthy adult, but may kill a young child, an elderly person, or anyone with a heart condition.

You may think deer are beautiful and sweet when you drive past them on the road, but due to how skittish they are — there are around 200 human deaths related to collisions between deer and vehicles each year.

Elephants are one of the most dangerous animals to humans in the world, due to their enormous size. But they are becoming extinct at a faster rate than they can kill anybody.

If you ingest a tapeworm, you can develop symptoms ranging from nausea to headaches, cystic masses, and even seizures.

This big boy is typically found in southern Africa. Terrifyingly, it has been known to eat or chew on people in their sleep. It can be pretty hard to notice that happening though, as their venom has a numbing agent that makes it difficult to feel their bite.

Australia is home to a bunch of terrifying creatures, including the Sydney funnel-web spider. Considered to be the world's deadliest spider, its venom can kill a human in just 15 minutes without an antivenin handy.

These ugly-looking Australia-dwelling creatures are the most venomous fish in the ocean and when stepped on, they cause instant agony. Stonefish antivenin is the second most administered in Australia, so be careful where you step!

While not nearly as big a threat as depicted in "Jaws," great white sharks are the deadliest sharks in the ocean. On average, there are 16 shark attacks in the U.S. every year, some of which are typically from great whites.

Cape buffalos have killed more big game hunters than any other animal in Africa and are extremely dangerous. If they feel one of their calves is being attacked, they will attack the predator in a group. They are known for having a mob-like mentality.

These small, brilliantly colored, water-dwelling snakes have the second strongest venom of any snake. However, they're considered less dangerous than many other kinds of snakes, due to their poor poison-delivery system.

Should you be stung by certain species of box jellyfish that live in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific, the venom will kill you within two minutes. Enough said.

The boomslang snake can open its mouth to an almost 180-degree angle when biting, meaning the fangs fangs can sink deeper into flesh. Its venom — a slow-acting type called a hemotoxin, causes victims to hemorrhage internally and is deadlier than the venom of a black mamba, based on testing on mice.

Baby puffer fish may be super cute, but adult puffer fish are super poisonous. Occasionally, their meat is consumed in Japanese restaurants, but if it's prepared incorrectly, consuming puffer fish can result in paralysis and death.

A monitor lizard species, the Komodo dragon is wildly poisonous. These enormous lizards have serrated teeth and deadly toxic bacteria living in their mouths. Ouch!

A bullet ant's sting is 30 times more painful than a bee's. While it doesn't typically sting humans, when it does, it's remarkable. According to the BBC's "Infinite Monkey Cage:" "You start shaking. You start sweating... It goes through your whole body... Your heart rate goes up, and if you have quite a few of them, you will be passing in and out of consciousness. There will be nothing in your world apart from pain for at least three or four hours."

During the late 19th century, the "Champawat tiger" was responsible for 436 deaths in Nepal and India. Since then, tigers have been losing their habitats quickly and are being pushed into more urban areas, threatening the lives of humans.

Yeah, it's super cute, but the slow loris is actually deadly. They have toxic glands hiding in their elbows which they lick to lace their bites with poison. Although it's fatal to other animals, it's only dangerous to humans who are allergic.

It doesn't have the most terrifying name, but the eastern brown snake is responsible for about half of the deaths from snake bites in Australia every year. Deaths happen within the span of four hours.

Slow in their movements but alert in their behavior, these common Indian snakes are among the deadliest in the world. (Don't get too sick of snakes yet; there's another one later on this list.)

This super pretty octopus is actually super dangerous. It carries enough venom to kill 26 adults within minutes. The nearly painless bites don't alert victims that they've been bitten until it's already too late. They're dead.

Considered to be one of the strongest animals on Earth, saltwater crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal on Earth. They are enormous in size and incredibly quick in speed, making it hard for any prey to escape them.

Surprise! Humans are the most dangerous animals in the world. We kill more other humans than all the other animals on this list combined. We pollute the environment, we overuse resources, we wage wars with guns and other weapons, and we eat and kill many animals that would be threats to us. We are the worst!