Pufferfish – Say What?
Cute? Yes. Dangerous? Extremely. How dangerous are we talking about here? According to National Geographic, they’re the “second most poisonous animal in the entire world.” Then again, maybe dangerous is underestimating it all a bit. Pufferfish release a chemical, tetrodotoxin, when they inflate. and this chemical instantly damages your nervous system which then causes blockages between any communication or messages transmitted between the brain and the body.
Unsuspecting Killer
When you have a name like Golden Poison Frog, you’ll easily find yourself on this list. See, this froggy has so much venom, it can literally stop any animal’s heart in minutes. Oh, and the Golden Poison Frog doesn’t hide its poison, it just sits on its skin. Furthermore, remember how we said that the Pufferfish was the second most poisonous animal in the world? Meet the first.