Nature's Lethal Arsenal: The 20 Most Venomous Animals on Earth

7th March, 2024 CHIRANJIT MITRA CHIRANJIT MITRA

Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri)

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Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)

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Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

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Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis)

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Deathstalker Scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus)

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Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria fera)

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Marbled Cone Snail (Conus marmoreus)

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Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)

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Beaded Lizard (Heloderma suspectum)

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King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah)

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Funnel-web Spider (Atrax robustus)

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Indian Red Scorpion (Hottentotta tamulus)

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Dubois' Sea Snake (Aipysurus duboisii)

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Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus)

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Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)

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Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii)

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Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus)

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Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)

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Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)

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Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

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