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Animals are great as pets\u2026 Only some species, though. Wild animals live by their own rules, and some of them have evolved particular characteristics that make them extremely dangerous.<\/p>\n
India is known for its rich wildlife diversity and animal-friendly culture. However, from the deadly king cobra to the lethal Bengal tiger, there are many dangerous animals in India.\u00a0What is the deadliest of them all?<\/strong> Is it the threatening shark or the gentle elephant that becomes an angry giant when provoked? Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n Snakes are the deadliest animals in India. Around 50,000 people die each year due to snake bites in this country<\/strong>, as many different venomous snakes inhabit the subcontinent. However, the most dangerous snakes in India are the ones included in the Big Four.<\/p>\n Scientifically known as\u00a0Naja naja<\/em>. The Indian cobra is also called \u201cNag\u201d, as \u201cnag\u00e1\u201d means \u201ccobra\u201d in Sanskrit. This native species of the Indian subcontinent is\u00a0worshipped by Hindus<\/strong> in festivals like Nag Panchami, which takes place in the summer. Nagas, or divine serpents, are the guardians of water sources.<\/p>\n The venom of an Indian cobra\u00a0attacks the nervous system<\/strong>\u00a0and causes paralysis and cardiac and respiratory failure. With proper treatment in time, however, the chances of survival are good. The Indian or spectacled cobra is protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection legislation.<\/p>\n Scientifically known as\u00a0Bungarus caerulus<\/em>. The common or Indian krait is one of the most venomous snakes in India, having a strong venom that causes\u00a0paralysis and suffocation<\/strong>. If you are bitten by a common krait, apply pressure to the bitten area and immobilize it; go to the hospital immediately, even if it doesn\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n Common kraits are quite large, as they can reach 175 cm (5\u20199\u201d) long. They occur across very different habitats, from jungles to\u00a0inside hidden nooks in homes<\/strong>. Indian kraits are also notable for eating other younger kraits.<\/p>\n Scientifically known as\u00a0Daboia ruselii<\/em>. Russell\u2019s or chain vipers are found throughout the Indian subcontinent and beyond, reaching Taiwan. This is a notable member of the Big Four, as it\u2019s responsible for the\u00a0maximum number of snake bites and related deaths in India<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Russell\u2019s vipers can grow to 165 cm (5\u20195\u201d) long. Their venom affects the blood and internal organs, and\u00a0their bite is very painful<\/strong>. There is an antivenom, but better versions are still being researched. Russell\u2019s vipers inhabit open areas like plains or lowlands, but also in urban areas.<\/p>\n Scientifically known as\u00a0Echis carinatus<\/em>. The saw-scaled or little Indian viper is\u00a0smaller than the previously described species<\/strong>, but it\u2019s also a venomous snake of India that causes a significant number of deaths. A saw-scaled viper bite causes swelling and affect the bloodstream. There is an antivenom, that must be applied as soon as possible. The saw-scaled viper is a native animal of the Thar desert.<\/p>\n Saw-scaled vipers grow to 80 cm (31 in) at the most, and they are covered with keeled scales, that is, their scales have a central ridge. They show different colours, but they are recognizable by white spots and bows<\/strong>. These little vipers live under rocks in sandy or scrubby habitats.<\/p>\n There are\u00a0more than 450 species of venomous snakes in the world<\/strong>, and 250 are deadly to humans. India is home to some of the most dangerous species in the world. Besides the Big Four, you can also find:<\/p>\n The Bengal tiger, scientifically known as\u00a0Panthera tigris tigris<\/em>, is another extremely dangerous animal in India. It is also called \u201cRoyal Bengal tiger\u201d because of its size, beauty and cultural status, but it\u2019s also the deadliest of all big cats, killing about 80 people annually in India<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Some regions have more \u201cman-eating\u201d tiger incidents than others; the Bengal tigers of the Sunderbans<\/strong> are known for this since that is the region with the biggest Bengal tiger populations and the site of most attacks. The Bengal tigers of the Garhwal region have also been deadly to humans.<\/p>\n While the Bengal tiger is dangerous to humans, and one of the most dangerous animals in India,\u00a0humans are way more dangerous to Bengal tigers<\/strong>. Humans have mercilessly hunted these animals and destroyed their habitat, pushing them to turn to regions and food sources they wouldn\u2019t naturally use. The Bengal tiger is now\u00a0an endangered species<\/strong> that barely surpasses 2,000 individuals;<\/p>\n The Himalayan region of India is home to two bear species, the Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus<\/em>) and the brown bear (Ursus arctos<\/em>). Of the two, the Asian black bear is the most dangerous one.<\/p>\n The Asian black bear is aggressive by nature and\u00a0can attack without any purpose<\/strong>. Black bear attacks on humans are the highest as compared to brown bears, and its villagers in the jungles of India are most at risk. These Indian bears are likely to attack those they come across in what they consider their territory, although they prefer to simply avoid contact with humans.<\/p>\n Asian black bears are also called \u201cmoon bears\u201d and \u201cwhite-chested bears\u201d because of the white spot on their chest shaped like a crescent moon. They are omnivorous, but they prefer fruits, vegetables and honey; a black bear would never attack a person for food<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca<\/em>) is one of the big cats found across India.\u00a0Leopard attacks are on the rise in India<\/strong>\u00a0as their habitat shrinks and forest cover depletes.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Leopard of Panar<\/strong> was reported to be responsible for about 400 deaths at the beginning of the 20th Century, while the Leopard of Rudraprayag killed more than 100 people. Both man-eating leopards were hunted by Jim Corbett, a famous man-eating cat hunter and tracker.<\/p>\n However, such sprees are exceptions. The Indian leopard is one of the most dangerous animals in India, but attacks are often due to declining natural habitat\u00a0and shortage of prey<\/strong>, which pushes the leopard to hunt humans in rural areas. Increased attacks on humans are the result of leopards finding them easy prey, not because of any innate bloodthirst.<\/p>\n Asian elephants (Elephas maximus<\/em>) may look like gentle giants, but they can be\u00a0dangerous when roused<\/strong>, especially females with calves that feel threatened. The Indian elephant (E. m. indicus<\/em>) is native to mainland India, where it inhabits grasslands, tropical forests and scrublands. Sadly, the population has decreased at least in half\u00a0<\/strong>in the last decades.<\/p>\n Wild Asian elephants enter the region of India each year, looking for food and destroying all crops in their way.\u00a0Asian elephants stray into farms and human settlements because of habitat loss and degradation<\/strong>. According to some estimates, more than 100 people die in India because of elephant attacks. In the Northeastern state of Assam, 239 people were reportedly killed by elephants between 2001 and 2006.<\/p>\n There are 86 different species of scorpions found in India. Of these, 50 are deadly. The\u00a0giant forest scorpion<\/strong>\u00a0(Heterometrus swammerdami<\/em>) is known for being the largest scorpion in the world at 23 cm (9 in) long, but it isn\u2019t very venomous.<\/p>\n On the other hand, the smaller\u00a0Indian red scorpion<\/strong>\u00a0(Hottentotta tamulus<\/em>) is known to kill around 50 to 80 people in India each year. It is considered the most dangerous scorpion in the world and one of the most dangerous animals in India, as its venom causes pulmonary edema. An Indian red scorpion sting is treated with prazosin.<\/p>\n It inhabits a wide range of habitats, although it prefers humidity, and it\u2019s found in rural areas close to human settlements.<\/p>\n It is well known that these blood-sucking parasites can be extremely harmful to health. Mosquitoes are not dangerous by themselves, but they can carry infectious and viral diseases<\/strong>\u00a0from malaria to dengue which can cause death.<\/p>\n A bite from a female\u00a0Anopheles<\/em>\u00a0mosquito can cause malaria, while\u00a0Aedes Aegypti<\/em> is the name of another mosquito that can cause diseases like dengue, chikungunya, Zika fever and yellow fever. Mosquito-spread diseases cause\u00a0thousands of deaths per year in India<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The largest species of crocodiles can be deadly because\u00a0they strike before a person can even react<\/strong>. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus<\/em>) and the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) are the most dangerous of all crocodile species, killing many people in Southeast Asia and Africa.<\/p>\n The\u00a0saltwater crocodile<\/strong> is particularly dangerous, as it is the largest reptile and the biggest terrestrial predator in the world at 6.3 m (20\u20197\u201d) long. It is dangerous and found in mangrove swamps, lagoons, and deltas. They can be found on the eastern coast of India.<\/p>\n Natives of rivers and lakes, and crocodiles are extremely dangerous nearby. Mugger or Indian crocodiles<\/strong>\u00a0(Crocodylus palustris<\/em>) in Kerala, the Cauvery River and the Andaman Islands have been known to attack humans. They are smaller than saltwater crocodiles, reaching 5 m (16\u2032) long.<\/p>\n Box jellyfish are a class of jellyfish that are particularly dangerous, and they have caused many human deaths. Research shows that\u00a0Chironex fleckeri<\/em>, the\u00a0sea wasp<\/strong>, can cause death in minutes. This species has killed more than 60 people on the coasts of Oceania and Asia, and it is one of the most dangerous animals in Australia.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Times of India<\/em>\u00a0has reported\u00a0dangerous box jellyfish and Portuguese man o\u2019 war<\/strong>\u00a0(Physalia physalis<\/em>) on the coast of Goa.<\/p>\n Four kinds of sharks have attacked humans without any provocation<\/strong>. Peter Benchley\u2019s\u00a0Jaws<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 made into a famous movie by Steven Spielberg \u2013 shows how deadly the great white shark (Cachoron carcharias<\/em>) can be.<\/p>\n With hundreds of cases of attacks since the 1990s, the great white shark easily qualifies as\u00a0one of the deadliest animals on this list<\/strong>. Its range is not exclusive to the coasts of India; the great white inhabits most of the oceans in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2] [ad_1] Animals are great as pets\u2026 Only some species, though. Wild animals live by their own rules, and some of them have evolved particular characteristics that make them extremely dangerous. India is known for its rich wildlife diversity and animal-friendly culture. However, from the deadly king cobra to the lethal Bengal tiger, there are many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lifestyle"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/OIP-61.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33185,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33183\/revisions\/33185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Venomous snakes in India: The Big Four<\/h2>\n
Indian or spectacled cobra<\/h3>\n
Common krait<\/h3>\n
Russell\u2019s viper<\/h3>\n
Saw-scaled viper<\/h3>\n
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\nThe national animal of India: The Bengal tiger<\/h2>\n
The Asian black bear of the Himalayas<\/h2>\n
The Indian leopard on the prowl<\/h2>\n
Rogue Asian elephants<\/h2>\n
The Indian red scorpion<\/h2>\n
Mosquitos and related dangers<\/h2>\n
Crocodile attacks in India<\/h2>\n
Box jellyfish in Goa<\/h2>\n
Are there dangerous sharks in India?<\/h2>\n
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