although australia has more venomous snakes than any other country, it averages just 1 fatal snakebite per year.

the world's most venomous jellyfish, the irukandji, is smaller than one of your fingernails.

of the 7,000 to 8,000 people who are bitten by venomous snakes in the u.s. each year, only about 5 actually die.

the african frog trichobatrachus is the most bad-ass amphibian in the world. if you grab one, it will break a bone in one of its toes, push the sharp, splintered bone through its own skin, and stab you with it.

a hippo can outrun you.

hyenas have always preyed on humans, and cane hyenas prevented the spread of human beings into alaska and north america until they became extinct.

while he was president, a sheep that thomas jefferson kept in front of the white house attacked several people, and killed a small boy.

black widow spider bites are deadly just 1% of the time. the last death was more than 10 years ago.

between 7,000 and 8,000 people in the u.s. are bitten by venemous snakes each year. of those, about 5 die.

an average of 11 people are killed by sharks each year. an additional 3,000 are killed by hippos.

you are 6 times more likely to be killed by a pig than a shark. (and yes, the pig will eat you.)

deer kill more people each year than bears, dogs, wolves, alligators, sharks, spiders, bees, wasps, scorpions, and snakes combined.

more people are killed by vending machines than by sharks.

seals sometimes rape penguins.

you are more likely to be killed by a falling coconut than a shark attack, and more likely to be killed by a pig than a coconut.

a full-grown hippo can fit a 4 foot tall child in its mouth. and often does.

the top 10 deadliest creatures by number of people killed per year:

• mosquito - 725,000
• humans - 475,000
• snakes - 50,000
• dogs - 25,000
• tsetse flies - 10,000
• assassin bugs - 10,000
• freshwater snails - 10,000
• ascaris roundworms - 2,500
• tapeworms - 2,000
• crocodiles - 1,000

in 1945, 900 japanese soldiers entered the swamps of ramree island (off the burmese coast), fleeing allied troops, but only 400 came back out.

the reason? saltwater crocodiles.

an average of 11 people are killed by sharks each year. an additional 3,000 are killed by hippos.

african crowned eagles hunt, kill, and eat human children, and have done so since the time of australopithecus.