Bite. Sting. Wow.
Snakes, spiders, scorpions, jellyfish and more: the venomous and poisonous animals of every continent and ocean. How to recognise them, how dangerous they really are, and what to do after a bite or sting. Every fact with a source.
Bitten or stung?
Call your emergency number first: 112 in Europe, 000 in Australia, 911 in North America. Then see first aid for snakes, spiders, jellyfish, stonefish and more.
Pick a continent
Every continent has its own venomous animals. Only one has none on land: icy Antarctica.
Africa
Mambas, puff adders, spitting cobras and thick-tailed scorpions.
215 creatures
Asia
King cobras, kraits, giant hornets and the Indian red scorpion.
313 creatures
Europe
Adders, black widows of the south and stinging caterpillars.
107 creatures
North America
Rattlesnakes, coral snakes, Gila monsters and bark scorpions.
292 creatures
South America
Lanceheads, bushmasters, wandering spiders and poison frogs.
212 creatures
Australia & Oceania
Taipans, funnel-web spiders, the platypus and bull ants.
152 creatures
The oceans
Box jellyfish, stonefish, cone snails, sea snakes and blue-ringed octopuses.
269 creatures
What venomous creature are you?
10 fun questions. Find your inner creature and share your card with friends.
Venom TOP lists
The most dangerous, the longest, the fastest and the tiniest. Pick a list and see who wins!
🐍 Venom battle
Pick your creatures and see who would win!
Pick your favourite kind
Tap a group to see all of them.
Cobras, mambas & kraits81 creaturesCoral snakes70 creaturesAustralian snakes82 creatures
Sea snakes54 creatures
Vipers & adders97 creatures
Pit vipers132 creatures
Rattlesnakes47 creaturesRear-fanged snakes54 creaturesVenomous lizards12 creaturesSpiders107 creaturesTarantulas & funnel-webs74 creaturesScorpions100 creatures
Centipedes25 creaturesBees, wasps & hornets64 creatures
Ants36 creatures
Caterpillars & bugs41 creaturesJellyfish & sea stingers64 creaturesCone snails & octopuses33 creatures
Venomous fish90 creatures
Urchins, stars & worms27 creatures
Venomous mammals15 creaturespoisonous cousinPoison frogs, toads & newts61 creaturespoisonous cousinOther poisonous animals36 creaturesVenomous or poisonous?
🦷 Venomous
If it bites or stings YOU and you get sick, it is venomous. Snakes, spiders, scorpions and jellyfish inject their venom.
🐸 Poisonous
If YOU touch or eat it and you get sick, it is poisonous. Poison frogs and pufferfish carry poison in their bodies.
⛑️ Look, never touch
These animals are not monsters. They use venom to catch food and to protect themselves. Give them space and they leave you alone. Stay safe
💉 Venom saves lives
Scientists turn venom into medicine, and antivenom made from venom saves thousands of people every year.
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