Top 30 Most DANGEROUS Animals in the World

If you encounter one of these beasts in the wild, run! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the deadliest creatures and beasts to inhabit the planet. Our countdown of the most dangerous animals in the world includes the Indian Red Scorpion, Anacondas, the Japanese Giant Hornet, Bull Shark, the Tiger, and more! Which of these creatures haunts your nightmares? Let us know in the comments!
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[@WatchMojo]

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[@MarcoSuperNova2784]

My top 30 deadliest wild animals in the world: 1. Mosquito 2. King cobra 3. Scorpions 4. Nile crocodile 5. Tiger 6. Box jellyfish 7. Black mamba 8. Hippopotamus 9. Great white shark 10. Polar bear 11. Cape buffalo 12. Lion 13. Grizzly bear 14. Inland taipan 15. Blue ringed octopus 16. Cone snail 17. Redback spider/black widow 18. African elephant 19. Poison dart frog 20. African honey-bee 21. Anaconda 22. Komodo dragon 23. Diamondback rattlesnake 24. American black bear 25. Leopard (when they are man-eaters) 26. Chimpanzee 27. Gilla monster 28. Cougar/mountain lion 29. Cassowary 30. American bison

[@rishabsingh8009]

It's royal Bengal tiger Not common Bengal

[@tobiaslebr1630]

Human

[@meghanmcclamma1662]

Top 30 Most DANGEROUS Animals in the World 30. Ticks 29. Nile Crocodile 28. Assassin Bugs 27. Indian Red Scorpion 26. Inland Taipan 25. Blue-Ringed Octopus 24. Anacondas 23. Komodo Dragon 22. Golden Poison Frog 21. Cone Snail 20. Killer Whale 19. Deathstalker Scorpion 18. Cassowary 17. Pufferfish 16. Cape Buffalo 15. Japanese Giant Hornet 14. Grizzly Bear 13. Brazilian Wandering Spider 12. African Elephant 11. Honey Badger 10. Hippopotamus 9. Saltwater Crocodile 8. Bull Shark 7. Sloth Bear 6. African Lion 5. Polar Bear 4. Tiger 3. Box Jellyfish 2. Black Mamba Snake 1. Mosquito For those who want the long story short.

[@sharisefiscus9717]

This video forgot one more dangerous animal Humans

[@mohaukobe7872]

​@@sharisefiscus9717They said that they'd be leaving humanity out of the list

[@nioh2-ky8fr]

Under what condition is a honey badger more dangerous than an assassin bug, they kill 20k people per year, and where is thr fer de lance, saw scaled viper and Indian cobra, all way more dangerous animals

[@meghanmcclamma1662]

@@nioh2-ky8fr I only provided the long story short!

[@TheCoronaMortis]

Spoiler alert

[@P.I.P.E.L.I.N.E_Podcast]

I guarantee number one is mosquitoes

[@MLawrence-z9k]

I guarantee ur right 😂

[@OldUncleJacob]

My ex girlfriend might be on this list. Idk havent watched yet lol

[@brianburgess3231]

I was just going to add human females

[@peterjones819]

@@brianburgess3231 That's some unfair stereotyping bro

[@gregorclegane3674]

No hooman

[@KanjiG3]

@@brianburgess3231 Don't push it...

[@kenennaoyeka5286]

No humans were allowed on the list bro lol

[@bridgelyferell1350]

Humans should definitely be no.1

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@Uncle_Smidge]

*colonizers

[@jrnew1970]

They literally said excluding humans

[@andrewfarrell5611]

​@@Uncle_Smidge🤡

[@andrewfarrell5611]

Since when are human beings considered animals?

[@acidribobmugisha5507]

Lion opened the door like "lemme hala at you real quick"

[@TheNorwog]

Pardon me, do you happen to have any grey poupon? I need to put a bit on this hyena I'm having for dinner. It's a bit gamey...

[@captainzib]

Why was that dude handling that Golden Poison Frog with his bare hands as the woman exclaims her need for gloves? Wtf?!

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

Obviously she was doing a report or documentary since it was a voiceover....meaning she was fine

[@coopergreenwald8919]

@@thedevilsrockstxr2309man he literally handed her the frog without gloves while she was in gloves I was thinking the same thing

[@dietotaku]

i would assume that he has spent enough time around them that he's built up a resistance to the toxin. she hasn't, so she needs protection.

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

@@coopergreenwald8919 she's literally doing a report or a documentary of some sort smh

[@ljayydagoat7113]

⁠@@thedevilsrockstxr2309u still ain’t getting it. If the frog that deadly how is he holding it bare hands

[@zenlightenment9797]

RIP Steve Irwin, what a legend man...

[@podsmpsg1]

Jaguars can also kill adult Anacondas too. Jaguars are fast, agile, have razor sharp claws and fangs, powerful jaws, excellent night vision, good hearing, etc.

[@fusionmedia4060]

They're also the only big cat to actively hunt other predators. They take down caiman and even alligators.

[@richardsussens490]

@@fusionmedia4060 They are not the only Big cats to actively hunt other predators, Leopards also will Hunt anything from African Rock pythons, crocodiles and killing and eating baby lions.Have a great day😃

[@trulypoortbreezy1829]

Not to say anything crazy but I lived on a sniper active light discipline cop in Afghanistan and after like 3 months tbh I could see at night like it was daylight js idt humans have to test themselves to actually understand their capabilities.

[@pelucrespins8562]

​​​​@@fusionmedia4060I would not bet for a jaguar against crocodiles... Even caimans. Their skin is a rock

[@pelucrespins8562]

Que tal si nos sacamos el nabo la boca al hablar.

[@Gor85]

So many dangerous animals! And wonderful too. Grizzly bear,hippo,crocodile,snakes,sharks,lions are absolutely majestic! Tigers too. I think about mosquito. Great video!

[@garrettholcomb8655]

My favorite animals on this list is: 29. Nile Crocodile 23. Komodo Dragon 20. Killer Whale/Orca 16. Cape Buffalo 14. Grizzly Bear 12. African Elephant 11. Honey Badger 10. Hippopotamus 9. Saltwater Crocodile 8. Bull Shark 7. Sloth Bear 6. African Lion 5. Polar Bear 4. Tiger

[@Laz3rCat95]

My favorites: 23. Komodo Dragon 20. Orca 14. Grizzly Bear 11. Honey Badger 6. African Lion 5. Polar Bear 4. Tiger

[@KoldBreeze]

Everyone needs to watch Casual Geographic here on KZbin to get more indepth information on alot of these animals

[@sophiecat14]

One of my favourite channels on YT! Not only does he teach everything about wildlife but he does it with wit, humour, humility & has an affable, friendly nature. He’s not a typical know it all, even though he does mostly know it all but freely admits when he doesn’t (which I’ve witnessed once, lol). Educational & highly entertaining!.

[@tombruncker7013]

Both species of crocodiles on this list should be wayyy higher, these are animals that view humans as prey hell you’ve got the Nile Crocodile at 29 below animals that are less dangerous

[@Laz3rCat95]

Agreed. Also, they include animals like the honey badger which has never killed a human and orcas which have never done so in a wild, natural setting. For some of the other animals on the list, while they can be deadly, attacks/deadly incidents are so extremely rare that they're almost unheard of. Meanwhile, they leave off creatures like vipers and cobras that have killed thousands. Domesticated dogs have a very high kill number too. And even animals like cougars and great whites have killed more people than a lot of the animals they listed.

[@danielpotter4977]

Also the inland tiapan is shy & retirering despite it's venom toxicity

[@edkeaton]

I find Tigers both to be beautiful and fascinating! They can be my spirit animal! 😎❤️🐯

[@davidknightx]

If you got a VR headset, you can get your face about a foot away from one in a KZbin 3D 180 video. The quality is 2k so you see every whisker in perfect clarity. They also feed it meat with the bone which you see its powerful jaws loudly snap as easy as celery. It's a that moment you will both admire and fear these amazing animals.

[@corylamb7796]

I hope Watchmojo do a top 40 list.

[@jimbob2427]

Y

[@corylamb7796]

@@jimbob2427 they’ve made top 30’s and top 50’s what’s wrong with doing a top 40, plus I hate skip from 30 straight to 50.

[@Laz3rCat95]

Yeah there's lots of other animals they could've included like jaguars, moose, cougars, black bears, rattlesnakes, cobras, leopards, funnel web spiders, great white sharks, tiger sharks, American alligators, and domesticated dogs just to name some.

[@thelastdyingbreed4646]

Nile crocodile being 29 on this list does not make sense at all.

[@tvland2007]

Dang it! I miss Steve Irwin!

[@MarcoSuperNova2784]

Now we have Steve Irwin younger successor Steve Backshall ❤😊

[@aiyanahmed6967]

Even if you don't consider them as dangerous as bull sharks, it seems like a crime not to include great white sharks on this list

[@JamesDavy2009]

My people call them white pointer sharks.

[@erinbibb]

I was thinking this as well.

[@Swolekamania]

I did a caged swim with a Saltwater Crocodile in Darwin, Australia. The keepers told me he was the second-largest "Saltie" in captivity anywhere in the world. He was around 18 feet long and weighed around 1,800 pounds. Seeing those jaws up close is incredible.

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

😱 Truly terrifying creatures, thanks for the rundown! 🏃‍♀️

[@HHog]

According to a prequel book, it was a cape buffalo that gave Scar (from The Lion King) his scar.

[@maxmeidl4909]

I’m surprised that any birds of prey did not make the cut (hawks, falcon, owls, vultures, eagles, etc)

[@MrJimbo-ew9vk]

Because they are not dangerous to humans.

[@joesnelson8287]

Blue jays for sure! They swoop down and mess up my hair😊

[@kenarmstrong2192]

The Sydney Funnel Web spider has a more deadly venom the the wandering spider , also the Eastern Brown snake also an Australian is the 2nd most toxic snake in the world

[@kittenpinkley]

I have a friend who survived two bear attacks, one back in the '80s and one a few years ago, and my god it was insane 😳

[@laytondeeks4222]

NILE CROCODILE number 29 is outrageous

[@matthewharris517]

Number 1 Human Beings

[@dickinson509]

They stated at the beginning of the video that humans weren’t included.

[@matthewharris517]

@@dickinson509 should've been one is what I meant

[@nikgokuhil]

Mosquitoes still take the cake

[@ljayydagoat7113]

@@matthewharris517well since he said they aren’t included im sure they would’ve been

[@stefansibbes2440]

Youre so original

[@IslandofObscurity_40]

The funny thing about animals that are "dangerous to humans" is that besides the people that have to live around them, the majority of humans put themselves in these situations lol

[@JoaoVictor-rg5ix]

The animals are just trying to live their lives normally man. 😅

[@molllyiley8882]

A great list of animals. It made me smile to see Brian Barczyk in this video. I will always appreciate, admire and love him!!!

[@sotosx-rp9su]

Where is rhino

[@WildlifeFacts123]

Bro, Rhinos only cause 2 attacks a year, In comparison more than 1,500 rhinos are poached every year!

[@thomasm.longiii3752]

There some, chimpanzees (especially when they get passed a certain age), horseflies/deer-flies because of their bites, wasps (because they sting hurts), houseflies (because they put germs on food), Africanized bees (as they are dubbed killer bees, because of their constant stinging and they can kill people/animals), copperheads (because of their poison bites), fire ants (because of their bite or maybe sting, it hurts), Jaguars/Cheetahs (wild nature), bulls (because of their size and they attack people who disturb them and the cows, especially during mating season). They’re could be more I could name.

[@Animeguy300]

Tigers are always haunting my dreams

[@tylergoodman3560]

Lions and Tigers and bears, oh my. 🎉

[@StanHalen1936]

Bot

[@batgurrl]

Some are physically beautiful, like the tiger in the thumbnail. Grisly bear just walking along is menacing. On lists of deadly animals. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my (couldn’t resist).

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

10:53-11:45 *Skips:* Its claws can tear through just about anything.

[@KoldBreeze]

Random Fact: Theres a pod of Killer Whales that are ramming ships in Spain. Its thought that a boat hit a female when she was young, and has since held a grudge. She's now taught her offspring and her whole pod to ran yachts and boats. What's worse, She's now taught a separate pod how to do it, and it's feared that this trend may continue as pods will continue to teach others to do the same

[@CWhatever]

Stop calling Orcas "whales". They're a dolphin species. They originally got the name "whale killer", but translated from Swedish the English word came to "killer whale". It's a backwards translation, they're DOLPHINS

[@CWhatever]

Oops, translated from Latin, not Swedish

[@ndsn96]

Watch mojo ALWAYS calls them that, I've seen countless videos, they are named that even in printed books, it's ridiculous.

[@camerafilters5836]

Whale

[@whocares9033]

Stop calling red pandas "pandas". They're a raccoon species 🙄

[@Abhishekcukkemane]

Dophins are toothed whales

[@hayeonkim7838]

Thanks for interesting and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[@nilsaggu]

A King Cobra kills more humans than any other species other than mosquitoes, and yet it's not on the list. lol.

[@ahadadil786]

Mosquitoes should be on #2, human beings should be on #1, (they said at 0:15 that they won't allow humanity to be a part of this video's criteria, I forgot to listen to the entire video)

[@wolfman2.055]

They explicitly said that they were excluding humans

[@TheLauren87]

​@@wolfman2.055I was going to say the same thing

[@ahadadil786]

@@wolfman2.055 oops, I forgot to watch the full video

[@ahadadil786]

@@wolfman2.055 but even if they didn't say that, do you agree or disagree with my statement?

[@wolfman2.055]

@@ahadadil786 it’s fully accurate

[@smokedoutmotions_]

Great list

[@WatchMojo]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@thablackguy84]

11:23 Are the cassowaries related to emus? They look similar to me.

[@DGDR123]

That Simpsons clip got me 😂😂😂😂

[@mojo3318]

I saw that episode as a kid!

[@TrentEngineFan]

For bears: If it’s black, step back If it’s brown, get down If it’s white, say goodnight

[@lordsosa9383]

come at me tough man

[@MrRonald327]

Danger makes them interesting.

[@TSkillz407]

You can change up the numbers of this list but it’s an informal, intelligent and scary list. Great job.

[@ReynaReactsandReviews]

Love the background music

[@Johnny152]

I’ve had Malaria 3 times so agree with #1

[@onewingedangelsephiroth1561]

I paused at 3 seconds. I'm going to guess that Polar Bears are 1, Saltwater Crocodiles are 2, and the rest of the top 10 are Australian snakes plus the Black Mamba.

[@saad92862]

If i was face to face with one of those Tigers or a Mosquito, I'm choosing the Mosquito every time watch mojo, c'mon now.

[@CultOccult]

Sloth bears are chaotic energy.

[@LeoMartinez-rd3sf]

25:29 LMFAO that foo got whooped up 😂

[@RCT1963]

What!? No funnel web spider?

[@KoldBreeze]

Mosquitoes are definitely number 1 💯

[@callumcruickshank5236]

Nile and Salt Water need to be alot higher. Most powerful bite of any animal

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Great list love animals 👏👏👏 some interesting and important things to know

[@andrewrose6051]

Black Mamba is not the second most venomous snake in the world, I’m very sure it’s the Eastern Brown Snake

[@josh72456]

I didn’t know of the Assassin Bug, Indian Red Scorpion, Inland Taipan, Blue Ringed Octopus, Golden Poison Frog and Deathstalker Poison.

[@glennbabic5954]

There is Miller Wilson with Brave Wilderness at 5:14. Love Miller Wilson's channel! ❤

[@christoskoutsis5955]

It doesn't matter if mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals on earth, we are still not scared of them.

[@Hyperactiveanimals02]

I like leopards because they are fast and very sensitive.

[@denises3630]

So glad the cassowary was o this list those birds are brutal

[@aGRRaeio]

“They won’t eat you” 😂😂

[@manoftheusajones5147]

TOP 10 Ugliest Robots

[@timothyzentz]

One thing I’ve noticed since being Cali Sober for 3 years now. Bugs leave me alone, and animals are more loving treat me better. Even wildlife has just stopped and started at me for minutes. I’m in tune with the Earth now :P

[@James-gj8rn]

sees Tiger on the thumbnail, try fighting 2 with your fists, Kiryu was so badass in Yakuza Kiwami 2

[@bridgelyferell1350]

Irrelevant

[@James-gj8rn]

@@bridgelyferell1350 it's a comment whats the big deal

[@Uncle_Smidge]

Uh, what?

[@denisemiles7099]

3:46 I hate snakes 😂

[@mojo3318]

I saw that movie!

[@noragibson5293]

All of them.

[@katiep8675]

My grandfather got Rocky mounted spotted fever from a tick when I was in high school. You read and you hear people talk about how dangerous the diseases these animals carry are, but it is nothing like watching it. The decline of physical and cognitive ability is terrifying..

[@ivanodosreis4921]

It’s funny that mosquitos are the second most dangerous creature on the planet and yet humans aren’t scared of them and treat them like flies.

[@dljprogun]

26:27 Hippos give me the willies.

[@Hhammer]

Did they discuss Hippos? They’re definitely up there

[@MarioLamRedRebel]

You forget the number one... The human because we are the most dangerous animal on this planet.

[@dietotaku]

they specifically said at the beginning that they weren't including humans.

[@shaldana]

Clean your ears out: They specifically pointed humans out right at the start, that they would NOT be included. Did you watch the video ?

[@WS-xo7jr]

No.1 is human ✔️

[@jamescappola9860]

Honey badger is wild

[@stephenchambers7972]

first of all the saltwater crocodile should at least be in the top five.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Australia probably has most of them 😮

[@ChibiProwl]

Yes.😅 From what I've heard there's the Inland Taipan, the Coastal Taipan, and the Sydney Funnel Web Spider to name but 3.😮

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@ChibiProwl I'm surprised the Sydney funnel web didn't make the list. Aren't they the deadliest of all spiders? FFS the Brazilian wandering spider is not as deadly.

[@ChibiProwl]

@@JamesDavy2009 I believe it is. The only one that I know that's just as bad from what I've read is the Brazilian Wandering Spider.

[@jeffdarnell7942]

Black Mambas are the most dangerous Snake on the planet. I saw where THIS said a Black Mamba can kill you in 10 hours. That is SO FAR OFF, it's ridiculous. A Black Mamba killed a friend of hours from the US, in 20 minutes. He was golfing and hit a ball in the right side where some bushes. We were told that he thought he'd been scratched by a limb on a bush, when in fact, he'd taken 2 hits from a Black Mamba in the back of his upper right shoulder. He got some Antivenin 20-25 mins after the bite, but it was too late, where he was hit. They normally kill people within 20-45 mins after a bite. Their venom is such a strong Neurotoxic venom, and they inject so much of it so quickly, people just don't have a chance. A couple snakes are supposed to have stronger venom, but no snake is as aggressive and they're the fastest snakes on the planet. That's why they're the Deadliest snake on the planet.

[@MLawrence-z9k]

Putting the crocodile 🐊 at 29 when it literally kills a thousand times more ppl per year than any other Apex predators is crazy

[@J_Kosmic]

The Black Mamba entry needed to be read by Elle Driver and her little notepad.

[@shaliseshaw9385]

The spotted hyena, bison, gray wolf, chimpanzees, wasps, warthogs, jackals, opossums, squirrels, otters, coati, and other animals should've been on the list. 🐸🐪🐎🐅🐗🐇🦏🐘🦧🦍🦦🦔🦡🦨🦫🐿️

[@robgraham5697]

There's only one dangerous animal but most of the time you have to act as if he is as sweet and loving as a cobra. - Robert A. Heinlein

[@stevenboykin116]

On number 7, you forgot to mention something that could ruin your childhood, especially if you're a millennial. Baloo from The Jungle Book was a sloth bear.

[@NSMurley97]

If there was an honorable mentions in this video then wolves, wolverines, cougars, cobras, Humboldt squid, gorillas, and maybe moose should definitely have places, again if there was an honorable mentions section.

[@dannyow4194]

Probably been mentioned many times already but Ticks are not insects, they are related to Spiders, making them Arachnids!

[@bwiths]

Why is P. Diddy not number one??

[@kaylek3874]

How are gorillas able to maintain so much muscle mass being almost entirely vegetarian? They’re also mammals but humans need substantial protein to build and maintain muscle.

[@kidslatethegreat]

26:09-26:17 is crazy work 😳

[@danielpotter4977]

....& i've just realised the GWS & russell's viper aren't even listed!?

[@DarnizzleMan]

Komodo Dragon's more dangerous than Nile Crocs yea sure lol

[@markdawson8946]

List isn’t complete without the Great White Shark in there. I guess it’s pretty docile compared with the other animals on the list.

[@andrewsmall6834]

The funnel web spider is FAR more deadly than the Brazilian wandering spider, if not for the fact that the funnel web is in a first world country that was able to put money towards an anti venom, it would absolutely be number 1. A bite from a funnel web left untreated will 100% result in death.

[@valeriebeal4366]

That shark looks like a great white

[@TheRahewitt]

Croc at 29!? Feels insulting

[@JessicaRodriguez-bg6gu]

Once my knee was so sore and swollen by a mosquito when I was 15 and it didn’t go away even when I came home from Mexico. My mom was shock that my knee was still swollen, but it went away. I’m still more concerned about mosquito bites because I didn’t want to go through that again.

[@emilydavis6797]

Ticks also cause Alpha Gal - a mammal allergy - no mammal meat, dairy, some medicine, and a bunch of other things. My husband was bit and had had Alpha Gal going on 7 years now and it’s horrible with everything he can’t use or eat.

[@mojo3318]

I apologize for him.

[@aislingrvr]

Without having watched it, humans are at no. 1, right? Edit: having watched it, humans are infinitely more potentially dangerous than mosquitoes

[@ferretluver72995]

Venom is injected, poison is ingested! Gotta be aware of the difference!

[@JetBlack2024]

Anacondas don’t mess with humans because they saw the movies.

[@davidknightx]

And they don't want none unless you got buns hun

[@benjaminmurray455]

Australia is watching 👀 with interest

[@zanethind]

Ok whoever the editing person is give them a damn pay grade. Because the tiger thumbnail is acuurate and great photography of the tiger