Its venom is 1,000 times more toxic than cyanide and it’ll bring down a human in just 20-40 minutes. Bacteria in its saliva make an extremely potent neurotoxin which paralyzes your muscles.

In this article, we’ll look at seven of the world’s most poisonous snakes, based on how deadly their venom is. The inland taipan, also known as the “fierce snake,” has the most toxic venom ...

Only in higher-stakes encounters with predators it appears to release its more opaque, toxic venom. But future studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis, he says. It also remains unclear what ...

The Maricopa harvester ant, native to Arizona and the southwest U.S., holds the world record for most toxic insect venom. Although its venom is potent, the ant is relatively docile and stings are ...

The blind, cave-dwelling creature is known as a remipede and uses its highly toxic venom to liquefy its prey before ingesting the soupy remains. Fortunately for Dr von Reumont, the largest specimen of ...