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7. Inland taipan 0:17
The Inland Taipan is the most poisonous snake in the world. It’s bite contains 50x more venomous toxins than a king cobra, with enough poison to kill 100 humans. There has been no recorded human deaths from the Inland Taipan but don’t let that make you think you can approach one.

6. Stonefish 2:05
Stonefish are a flat wide fish that looks like a big chunk of coral or ocean rock which have 5 different species. They exist in coastal regions around the Indo-Pacific oceans. Stonefish don’t use their venom to catch their prey instead they lay still camouflaging like a rock then swim incredibly fast capturing prey with their speed. Stonefish have the unusual trait of being able to live out of water for up to 24 hours.

5. marbled cone snail 3:59
The Marbled Cone Snail resides in the waters of southeast Asia. They are reffered to as the “underwater tank” sporting a hard spiral shell and a “canon” or long siphon which is used to pick up the scent of prey. Although it does have eyes it’s siphon is primarily used in hunting. Once prey is found the snail pushes out a long harpoon which is aimed at it’s target then with a simple muscle contraction is launched and punctures it’s prey, usually fish.

4. blue-ringed octopus 6:12
Blue Ringed Octopus are a tiny species of Octopus the size of half your finger! They live in waters between Australia and Japan and get their name from the blue rings that show up on their body when they feel threatened.

3. King Cobra 7:33
The King Cobra is the world’s longest venom producing snake in the world. It can grow up to 19 feet long! The King Cobra is known as the “snake eater”, it has so much more power than most snakes which allows them to dominate and eat other snakes. The King cobra doesn’t possess as much venom as other snakes, like the Inland Taipan, but can actually release more venom in a single bite allowing it to kill large mammals in a short period of time.

2. Belcher’s Sea Snake 9:17
The Belcher’s Sea Snake is the most venomous snake in the world. It resides in waters, that’s right I said WATERS, around Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. If you are bitten the bite won’t hurt all that much be you’ll start to feel your feet then legs going numb as it continues upwards. Eventually your stomach and lungs will go numb and you’ll suffocate to death. It’s been said that the Belcher’s only releases it’s venom 1 out of every 4 bites but if it does you can meet your demise as soon as 30 minutes after you’ve been bitten. Most cases people being bit by the Belcher’s is from fisherman who accidently catch the snakes in their nets.

1. Box Jellyfish 10:26
The Box Jellyfish is the most poisonous animal in the world. It has the most deadly venom in the world as it has toxins that attack the heart and nervous system. The poison is so painful that people stun at sea often go into shock and drown before reaching the shore. The Box Jellyfish gets it’s name from its box like shaped bell. Each corner of the jellyfish contains 15 tentacles of which each have over 500,000 cnidocytes, which are essentially the “stinging organ”. Each cnidocytes contain nematocysts which are a microscopic harpoon shaped mechanism that injects the venom into the victim. The pain from this venom is horrific and it can last for weeks if you survive the initial sting.