“Beyond the Bite: Discover the Deadliest Creatures Lurking in Our Oceans and Jungles!”
The snail attacks people who come close to the cone and its venom can lead to severe paralysis, impaired vision, respiratory failure, and sometimes death. Divers are the most common victims of cone snail bites. Interestingly, despite being highly lethal, the venom from cone snails can be used as a painkiller. Further research is still ongoing to figure out whether its venom can treat epilepsy, cancer, and Alzheimer’s.
5. Stonefish
They were called Stonefish because of their ability to camouflage in the rocky bottoms of the ocean and mimic the appearance of stones. This feature makes Stonefish easy to step, which can lead to a deadly experience. On its dorsal fins, there are 13 spines that can deliver a painful and lethal injection that causes paralysis, respiratory failure, and death. Stonefish carry a venom known as verrucotoxin and can also be found on coral reefs.
6. Gila Monster
This venomous lizard native to Mexico and Arizona doesn’t deliver a lethal bite. Instead, it’s known to have the most painful bite out of all vertebrates. The toxicity of a Gila Monster’s venom is equivalent to that of a western diamondback rattlesnake. The only difference is that Gila Monsters only release a small amount of venom, and there are no records of a human fatality.
However, this creature can hold onto a predator for more than ten minutes. Every second of a Gila’s bite is described as literal hell. A journalist who fell victim to the bite of a Gila described it as lava flowing through your veins. Interestingly, Gila bites do not have an antivenin, and scientists have discovered that it can treat type 2 diabetes.
