Animals to be afraid of!

Zoophobia is one of the most common phobias. People are afraid of some animals, even if they know they are not harming them. Of course, there are animals that it is normal, to some extent, to fear and avoid. But when this fear goes beyond normal, it turns into a phobia. Most people with zoophobia are afraid of animals such as lizards, frogs, snakes, spiders, beetles, etc. The causes of such a phobia can be many. However, most of them develop in childhood, when they witness an unpleasant experience with certain animals.

The most dangerous animals in the world.

Sea wasp

With a body of about 30 centimeters and tentacles that often reach 3 meters, this jellyfish is the largest of its family. On average, such a jellyfish has 60 tentacles, and each tentacle in turn has 500,000 needles through which the venom comes out. Once the victim is injected, she has about 2-5 minutes to live. Under these conditions, it is easy to understand why 40 people are killed by the sea wasp each year.

Freshwater snails

Snails carry parasitic worms that can infect people with a disease called schistosomiasis (or snail fever). Symptoms of the disease include abdominal pain and bleeding in secretions, depending on the area of the body affected. Schistosomiasis causes between 20,000 and 200,000 deaths annually.


Snake

Venomous snakes are responsible for 100,000 deaths annually, especially in developing countries. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of antivenom in the countries most often affected.


Amazonian arrow frog

The Amazonian arrow frog has a bright, strong and contrasting color, being a way of warning for any possible predator. One specimen produces a daily amount of toxins capable of killing 10 adults. Interestingly, this species of frog does not secrete its own poison, but synthesizes it from certain species of flies and ants needed for daily food.

The saltwater crocodile

Its impressive size helps it hunt various prey, from birds or fish to the great Indian buffalo. The length of an adult male exceeds 6 meters. Due to the fact that it lives in densely populated areas, this species is responsible for most of the deadly attacks on humans of all current crocodile species.


The great white shark

The areas with the highest concentration of white sharks are California, Mexico, Florida, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. .


Cobra

Although it does not exceed 2 meters in length, it is not an aggressive snake and not the most venomous snake in the world, the Indiana cobra makes the most victims of all snake species.