20 Animals That Can Ruin Your Life

From Redditor u/CapnSeabass:

Caterpillars.

I'm from Scotland. Nature there rarely kills you. I visited New Orleans.A buckmoth caterpillarIt fell out of an oak tree and landed on my arm.

My arm felt like it was on fire. It swelled up, felt hard to the touch, and burned. My friend’s mum used tape to remove the barbs.

Since then, my skin has been super sensitive. I now take medicine for rosacea; my immune system fears caterpillars and reacts badly to almost anything.

From Redditor u/24520ls:

See atiny yellow octopus with blue ringsGet away from it. The blue-ringed octopus has venom that paralyzes you and keeps you aware of everything around you.

From Redditor u/aaaaaaaarrrrrgh:

The venom does little more thanparalyze you.This might kill you because you need muscles to breathe. But if someone breathes for you, like with a bag valve mask, until it wears off, you will be okay besides the mental damage.

Or blindness. The unlucky guy who survived on a sunny Australian beach did not cover his eyes, so he stared into the sun, unable to act or tell anyone.

From Redditor u/_4ndr3AX:

Boars.

Boars run faster than dogs and cause more damage. Their reaction to a fatal injury is not to run away, butto drag you to hell with them.

From Redditor u/Lovebot_AI:

Seals.

Seals look cute and slow on land. However, their mouths hold bacteria that cause a nasty infection if their teeth scratch you. Stay away from seals.

From Redditor u/BearEater:

I doubt anyone thinks they are dangerous, but some seals are psychopaths. Besides humans and orcas, they are one of the few animals on Earth that sometimeskill for fun..

They have been found continuing tokill penguins.They kill penguins even when they are not hungry and have been photographed tearing ocean sunfish apart and then not eating any of the meat.They kill penguins even when they are not hungry and have been photographed tearing ocean sunfish apart and then not eating any of the meat.They kill penguins even when they are not hungry and have been photographed tearing ocean sunfish apart and then not eating any of the meat.

From Redditor u/MotherPrize7194:

Seals.

It is a wolf in a wetsuit. Leave it alone.

From Redditor u/Pippa_Pug:

Slugs. Eating one gives you a parasite that infects your brain, causing paralysis or death.

...There was a teenager namedSam Ballardwho ate a slug for a dare and became basically a vegetable.

From Redditor u/OneMillionDandelions:

That was a haunting incident. He ended up in a coma, then was paralyzed for eight years before dying.

Do not eat slugs. Do not lick slugs. Wash your hands.

From Redditor u/BlueberryWaffleBacon:

Hippos. People think they are big but slow and lazy. Few know how fast and aggressive they are.

Stay away from hippos, especially in the water where they are most territorial.

From Redditor u/Pilifino:

I have seen people look atmantis shrimpMantis Shrimp Look Pretty...Pretty Deadly appears in the list '20 Animals That Can Ruin Your Life' and people try to touch it while calling it cute.

Do not touch it.

When they hit something, the result is a bullet.Mantis Shrimp Look Pretty...Pretty Deadly appears in the list '20 Animals That Can Ruin Your Life'.People have lost fingers and broken bones from one hit of something this small.

From Redditor u/adamtuliper:

Cone snailsThese snails are venomous; they inject you, and you might die.

From Redditor u/Von_Moistus:

Curiosity piqued, I searched and found an article.NIH report The report stated 36 people died from cone snail venom over the last 350 years. Another 105 were stung but survived. I do not know if any victim was you.

From Redditor u/Dinadan_The_Humorist:

Wolverines are nightmarish hellbeasts They emit omnidirectional hate. Their fear-or-flight instinct got stuck on 'fight' during evolution. Now, every one of them is a Gandhi-level apocalypse.an engine of the frozen wastes...

...I hope God they never find out we caused global warming...

[COMING NEXT SUMMER: Extinction Event! When Todd, an ordinary, hardworking wolverine, finds a human plot to gentrify the Arctic Circle, he must destroy civilization with his huge teeth and insane rage!]

From Redditor u/superweevil:

Australian here...

Kangaroos! Never approach one on land! They willeat your guts! of you!

Also never approach a kangaroo in water! They will drownyou, and they are very good at it!

Also, avoid hitting a kangaroo with your car! They always win when fighting two-ton machines!

From Redditor u/big_papa_geek:

Moose.

They have hooves the size of dinner plates. If you mess with a momma with calves, she will ruin your life. They are also fast as [hell] and six feet tall at the shoulder.

Do not be fooled by their cute, soft noses.

Signed, a guy who grew up in rural Alaska.

From Redditor u/Rage-Aye:

I learned this today, but larger species ofottercan killa full-grown human. Even the smaller ones can cause trouble.

Keep that in mind if you see wild otters...

From Redditor u/QUESTIONER-ASKS:

Giant river otters reach 3 1/2 feet long and live inSouth America, have strong bites, and REGULARLY EATS [ALLIGATORS] AND ANACONDAS (pythons on steroids). They attack if you get too near.

From Redditor u/minted_fnaf:

Koalas, they might have four brain cells, but those four cells know how to kill

From Redditor u/ArrdenGarden:

Chlamydia. Sooooooo much chlamydia.

From Redditor u/PM_UR_REBUTTAL:

Almost every cute Australian animal: kangaroos, cassowary, koala, platypus, Russell Crowe. All are dangerous; stay away.

From Redditor u/dadadawn:

Chimpanzees. They appear in movies wearing clothes and acting cute, but they are incredibly strong and will literally rip arip a person to shreds.

I think that attack by Travis the chimpNew England showed how powerful and dangerous chimps can be. Chimp attacks happen often.

From Redditor u/ripplerider:

Chimps attack strategically. They target the jugular or genitals, or both.

From Redditor u/Imthatjohnnie:

Mute swans.Big mean swans do not mess around protecting their nests. Even large swans with wave runners learn to stay away from nesting sites.

From Redditor u/TamaleTime84:

Deer and elk.Bucks and bulls in rut are dangerous. They ram you with sharp antlers if they see you near a female. Does and cows can trample people if you get too close to their young.

These animals are beautiful. Observing them is fine, but stay far away.

From Redditor u/ChaseDonovan:

Beavers.Beavers viciously defend their territory. They happily bite off a piece of you.

From Redditor u/Carnivorous1:

I swam alone late at night on a New Hampshire lake. Suddenly, I saw a beaver swimming toward me. The beaver spotted me, and both of us panicked, scrambling in another direction.

I went to shore, had a beer, then went back in. As I reached the raft, I heard a loud slap. The beaver slapped its tail on the water to signal its territory.

I stopped swimming for the rest of the night.

From Redditor u/notengonombre:

Did no one else say zebras?

Zebras do not want to be tamed. They will absolutely mess you up if they feel like it.

They are not like horses. Give them space.

From Redditor u/FindMeOnNeptune:

Raccoon.They are very cute, but they also host rabies.

From Redditor u/Fuzzy-Pangolin-1311:

They also rip off the heads of prey animals and leave the bodies behind.Heirless bodies behind. I learned this while feeding my chickens one day...

From Redditor u/aradilla:

Prairie dogs.Prairie dogs carry rabies and the plague. They may be cute things that cry on the roadside when a family member dies, but I do not need the plague.

From Redditor u/lilbubbie:

They are the same ones who ate their rivalan hour ago.