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Pufferfish
Neurotoxin: Tetrodotoxin; causes paralysis, dizziness, and can be fatal.
Irukandji Jellyfish
Neurotoxin; causes Irukandji syndrome which includes pain, vomiting, and rapid heart rate.
Beaked Sea Snake
Neurotoxin and Myotoxin; causes muscle pain, paralysis, and can be lethal.
American Copperhead
Hemotoxin; causes pain, tissue damage, and can lead to temporary tissue necrosis.
Brazilian Wandering Spider
Neurotoxin: PhTx3; causes intense pain, inflammation, and can lead to loss of muscle control and breathing problems.
Bushmaster
Hemotoxin; causes severe tissue damage, internal bleeding, and can lead to death.
Komodo Dragon
Complex venom with anticoagulant and hypotensive properties; causes bleeding and shock.
Africanized Honey Bee
Melittin; causes pain, swelling, and allergic reactions in some individuals.
Black Widow Spider
Neurotoxin: Latrotoxin; causes severe pain, muscle rigidity, vomiting, and sweating.
Sydney Funnel-Web Spider
Neurotoxin: Atracotoxin; causes muscle twitching, high blood pressure, and could be fatal.
Coral Snake
Neurotoxin; causes respiratory failure and paralysis.
Common European Adder
Neurotoxin; causes pain, swelling, and nausea, but rarely fatal.
Death Stalker Scorpion
Neurotoxin: Chlorotoxin; causes extreme pain, fever, convulsions, and paralysis.
Cone Snail
Neurotoxin: Conotoxin; causes paralysis and can be fatal.
Boomslang
Hemotoxin; causes internal and external bleeding, hypotension, and can be fatal.
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
Neurotoxin; causes muscle pain, paralysis, and can be lethal.
Fer-de-Lance
Hemotoxin; causes severe pain, swelling, and can cause tissue necrosis.
Blue-ringed Octopus
Neurotoxin: Tetrodotoxin; causes nausea, respiratory failure, and paralysis.
King Cobra
Neurotoxin: Post-synaptic toxins; causes paralysis, blurred vision, and eventual suffocation due to respiratory failure.
Box Jellyfish
Cytotoxin: Multiple toxins; causes intense pain, heart failure, and can be fatal.
Gila Monster
Neurotoxin; causes swelling, pain, and can have effects on blood pressure and breathing.
Stonefish
Neurotoxin and Cytotoxin; causes severe pain, shock, and can be fatal if not treated.
Marbled Cone Snail
Neurotoxin: Conotoxins; causes paralysis and severe pain, can be fatal.
Inland Taipan
Neurotoxin: Taipoxin; causes hemorrhaging in blood vessels and muscle tissues, and can lead to organ failure.
Russell's Viper
Hemotoxin and Cytotoxin; causes bleeding disorders, pain, and can lead to kidney failure.
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