Racun adalah senjata biologis bagi
hewan untuk mencari makanan dan/atau melindungi diri dari predator ..
Manusia sejak dulu mencoba memanfaatkan dan meniru mekanisme alam ini
dengan pembuatan senjata biologis, tapi sering sangat keterlaluan ...
Hati2lah karena kadang kecemerlangan warna pada hewan menandakan hewan tersebut beracun dalam bahasa binatang, sedangkan dalam bhs manusia cemerlangnya warna itu berarti sangat indah dan bersahabat. Inilah kadang yg menjadi miskomunikasi antara manusia dan hewan .. wakakakaka
This puffy fish produce rapid and violent death..Puffer’s poisoning causes deadening of the tongue and lips, dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate, difficulty breathing, and muscle paralysis. Victims die from suffocation as diaphragm muscles are paralyzed. Most of the victims die after four to 24 hours. There is no known antidote, Most deaths from fugu happen when untrained people catch and prepare the fish.
Statistics show that there were 20 to 44 incidents of fugu poisoning per year between 1996 and 2006 in all of Japan and up to six incidents per year led to death. Since Fugu’s poison can cause near instantaneous death, only licensed chefs are allowed to prepare it.
Hati2lah karena kadang kecemerlangan warna pada hewan menandakan hewan tersebut beracun dalam bahasa binatang, sedangkan dalam bhs manusia cemerlangnya warna itu berarti sangat indah dan bersahabat. Inilah kadang yg menjadi miskomunikasi antara manusia dan hewan .. wakakakaka
Inilah hewan2 yg sangat beracun di dunia ..
Box Jellyfish
The
top prize for “The World Most Venomous Animal,” would go to the Box
Jellyfish. It has caused at least 5,567 recorded deaths since 1954.
Their venom is among the most deadly in the world. It’s toxins attack
the heart, nervous system, and skin cells. And the worst part of it is
that jelly box venom is so overpoweringly painful, that human victims
go in shock, drown or die of heart failure before even reaching shore.
Survivors experience pain weeks after the contact with box jellies.
You have virtually no chance to survive the venomous sting, unless treated immediately. After a sting, vinegar should be applied for a minimum of 30 seconds. Vinegar has acetic acid, which disables the box jelly’s nematocysts that have not yet discharged into the bloodstream (though it will not alleviate the pain). Wearing panty hose while swimming is also a good prevention measure since it can prevent jellies from being able to harm your legs. Jelly box can be found in the waters around Asia and Australia.
You have virtually no chance to survive the venomous sting, unless treated immediately. After a sting, vinegar should be applied for a minimum of 30 seconds. Vinegar has acetic acid, which disables the box jelly’s nematocysts that have not yet discharged into the bloodstream (though it will not alleviate the pain). Wearing panty hose while swimming is also a good prevention measure since it can prevent jellies from being able to harm your legs. Jelly box can be found in the waters around Asia and Australia.
King Cobra
The
King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world’s longest venomous snake –
growing up to 5.6 m (18.5 ft) in length. Ophiophagus, literally means
“snake-eater” as it eats other snakes. One single bite of this deadly
snake can easily kill a human. This snake is even capable of killing a
full-grown Asian Elephant within 3 hours if the larger animal is bitten
in a vulnerable area such as the trunk.
It’s venom is not as toxic as other venomous snakes, but King Cobra is capable of injecting 5 times more venom than black mamba and can result in mortality up to 5 times faster than that of the black mamba. It is quite widespread, ranging across South and South-east Asia, living in dense highland forests.
It’s venom is not as toxic as other venomous snakes, but King Cobra is capable of injecting 5 times more venom than black mamba and can result in mortality up to 5 times faster than that of the black mamba. It is quite widespread, ranging across South and South-east Asia, living in dense highland forests.
Marbled Cone Snail
This
little beautiful looking Marbled Cone snail can be as deadly as any
other animal on this list. One drop of its venom is so powerful that it
can kill more than 20 humans. If you ever happen to be in warm salt
water environment (where these snails are often found) and see it,
don’t even think of picking it up. Of course, the true purpose of its
venom is to catch its prey.
Symptoms of a cone snail sting can start immediately or can be delayed in onset for days. It results in intense pain, swelling, numbness and tingling. Severe cases involve muscle paralysis, vision changes and breathing failure. There is no antivenom. However, only about 30 human deaths have been recorded from cone snail envenomation.
Symptoms of a cone snail sting can start immediately or can be delayed in onset for days. It results in intense pain, swelling, numbness and tingling. Severe cases involve muscle paralysis, vision changes and breathing failure. There is no antivenom. However, only about 30 human deaths have been recorded from cone snail envenomation.
Blue-Ringed Octopus
The
Blue-Ringed Octopus is very small, only the size of a golf ball, but
its venom is so powerful that can kill a human. Actually it carries
enough poison to kill 26 adult humans within minutes, and there is no
antidote. They are currently recognized as one of the world’s most
venomous animals.
Its painless bite may seem harmless, but the deadly neurotoxins begin working immediately resulting in muscular weakness, numbness, followed by a cessation and breathing and ultimately death. They can be found in tide pools in the Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Australia.
Its painless bite may seem harmless, but the deadly neurotoxins begin working immediately resulting in muscular weakness, numbness, followed by a cessation and breathing and ultimately death. They can be found in tide pools in the Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Australia.
Death Stalker Scorpion
Contrarily
to the popular belief most of the scorpions are relatively harmless to
humans as stings produce only local effects (pain, numbness or
swelling). However, the Death Starker Scorpion is highly dangerous
species because its venom is a powerful cocktail of neurotoxins which
causes an intense and unbearable pain, then fever, followed by coma,
convulsions, paralysis and death. Fortunately, while a sting from this
scorpion is extremely painful, it would be unlikely to kill a healthy,
adult human. Young children, the old, or infirm (with a heart
condition) are at the biggest risk. Death stalker scorpions are spread
in North Africa and Middle East.
Stone Fish
Maybe
Stonefish would never win a beauty contest, but it would definitely
win the top prize for being “The World Most Venomous Fish”. Its venom
causes such a severe pain that the victims of its sting want the
affected limb to be amputated. It is described as the worst pain known
to man. It is accompanied with possible shock, paralysis, and tissue
death. If not given medical attention within a couple of hours It can
be fatal to humans. Stonefish stores its toxins in gruesome-looking
spines that are designed to hurt would-be predators. Stonefish mostly
live above the tropic of Capricorn, often found in the shallow tropical
marine waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans, ranging from the Red
Sea to the Queensland Great Barrier Reef.
The Brazilian wandering spider
The
Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria) or banana spider appears in
the Guinness Book of World Records 2007 for the most venomous spider
and is the spider responsible for most human deaths.
This spider is believed to have the most potent neurotoxic venom of any living spider. Only 0.006mg (0.00000021oz) is sufficient to kill a mouse. They are also so dangerous because of their wandering nature. They often hide during daytime in highly populated areas inside houses, clothes, boots, and cars.
Its venomous bite causes not only intense pain, the venom of the spider can also cause priapism – uncomfortable erections lasting for many hours that lead to impotence.
This spider is believed to have the most potent neurotoxic venom of any living spider. Only 0.006mg (0.00000021oz) is sufficient to kill a mouse. They are also so dangerous because of their wandering nature. They often hide during daytime in highly populated areas inside houses, clothes, boots, and cars.
Its venomous bite causes not only intense pain, the venom of the spider can also cause priapism – uncomfortable erections lasting for many hours that lead to impotence.
Inland Taipan
The
prize for “The World’s Most Venomous Snake” goes to the Inland Taipan
of Australia. Just a single bite from this snake contains enough venom
to kill 100 human adults or an army of 250,000 mice. Its venom is at
least 200 – 400 times more toxic than a common cobra. The Inland
Taiwan’s extremely neurotoxic venom can kill an adult human in as
little as 45 minutes. Fortunately this snake is very shy and there have
been no documented human fatalities (all known bites were treated with
antivenin).
Poison Dart Frog
If
you ever happen to be running through the rain forests somewhere in
Central or South America, do not ever pick up beautiful and colorful
frogs – it can be the Poison Dart Frog. This frog is probably the most
poisonous animal on earth.The 2 inch long (5cm) golden poison dart frog
has enough venom to kill 10 adult humans or 20,000 mice. Only 2
micrograms of this lethal toxin (the amount that fits on the head of a
pin) is capable of killing a human or other large mammal. They are
called “dart frogs” because indigenous Amerindians’ use of their toxic
secretions to poison the tips of their blow-darts. Poison dart frogs
keep their poison in their skins and will sicken or kill anybody who
touches or eats it.
Puffer Fish
Puffer
Fish are the second most poisonous vertebrate on earth (the first one
is golden dart Frog). The meat of some species is a delicacy in both
Japan (as fugu) and Korea (as bok-uh) but the problem is that the skin
and certain organs of many puffer fish are very poisonous to humans.This puffy fish produce rapid and violent death..Puffer’s poisoning causes deadening of the tongue and lips, dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate, difficulty breathing, and muscle paralysis. Victims die from suffocation as diaphragm muscles are paralyzed. Most of the victims die after four to 24 hours. There is no known antidote, Most deaths from fugu happen when untrained people catch and prepare the fish.
Statistics show that there were 20 to 44 incidents of fugu poisoning per year between 1996 and 2006 in all of Japan and up to six incidents per year led to death. Since Fugu’s poison can cause near instantaneous death, only licensed chefs are allowed to prepare it.
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