19 Lethal Animals. They Are the Most Notorious for Killing Human Beings
The presence of some species on the list won’t be a big surprise for most of us. But there are at least a few that you wouldn’t really expect to appear here.
#19 Sharks – on average 10 people get killed by this fish
#18 Leopards – 15 people
#17 Horses – 20 people (it’s often accidents – these are strong and heavy animals)
#16 Cows – 25 people
#15 Ants – 30 people (anaphylactic shock)
#14 Spiders – 50 people
#13 Bees – 53 people (strong allergic reactions)
#12 Tigers – 100 people
#11 Deer – 120 people (mainly car accidents)
#10 Jellyfish – 150 people
#9 Elephants – 500 people
#8 Crocodiles – 1,000 people
#7 Tapeworms – 2,000 people
#6 Scorpios – 5,000 people
#5 Some bugs from the the Reduviidae family - 10,000 people
#4 Tsetse flies – 10,000 people
#3 Dogs – 25,000 people (mainly as a result of rabies transmitted by dogs, not directly as a result of a bite)
#2 Snakes 50,000 – 100,000 people
#1 Mosquitoes – 725,000 (mainly by spreading such tropical diseases as malaria)
Which one surprised you the most?
