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King of the Cave: Venomous centipede is discovered at the top of the food chain in a sulphurous Romanian cave thought to be the most isolated ecosystem on the planet Movile Cave was discovered by workers in 1986 — and has been off-limits since The cave is pitch black and has only half the oxygen … Read more
Virginia officials have warned residents of ‘an outbreak,’ following numerous sightings of the most poisonous caterpillar in the US crawling around the state. Called a puss caterpillar, the furry creature is covered in venomous spikes that causes intense pain when touched, along with swelling, fever and symptoms of shock. The hairy creature resides in the … Read more
Virginia officials have warned residents of ‘an outbreak,’ following numerous sightings of the most poisonous caterpillar in the US crawling around the state. Called a puss caterpillar, the fury creature is covered in venomous spikes that causes intense pain when touched, along with swelling, fever and symptoms of shock. The hairy creature resides in the … Read more
A new venomous snake species discovered in Africa has been named in honor of Metallica frontman James Hetfield. Researchers say the African Bush Viper boasts a triangular-shaped head and a dragon-like experience that echoes the image of the musician. The scientific name of the reptile is Atheris hetfieldi, which can grow to more than 20 … Read more
Venomous rattle snakes are known to unexpectantly slither out from holes, but what may come to a surprise is that these reptiles also climb trees. The daring feat has been captured by a number of people this summer, who have shared the astounding photos and videos online. A diamondback was seen ‘soaking up the early … Read more
Tesco worker finds spider believed to be the world’s most venomous arachnid while unpacking boxes of bananas from Colombia as supermarket launches investigation Tesco worker Jack Farrar found the spider unpacking bananas from Colombia Filmed spider, believed to be the most venomous, at store in Havant, Hants. People on Twitter quick to suggest it could … Read more
Arachnophobia is one of the most common phobias in the world. And on Wednesday, Rebecca Judd managed to keep her cool as she filmed a terrifying redback spider in her garage – before it went missing. In a video uploaded to Instagram, the 37-year-old footy WAG coaxed her son Oscar, eight, to come and see … Read more
Horrifying moment cheerleader is bitten by a venomous Copperhead SNAKE in her Houston backyard while practicing flips on a cheer mat Paris Montgomery had been practicing flips on her cheer mat at around 7pm on Friday when she was bitten by the Copperhead snake The teen captured the moment when she was bitten in her … Read more
‘Most damaging invasive fish species known to science’: Venomous lionfish are thriving on the Southern European coast and threatening native marine life in the Mediterranean Lionfish — Pterois miles — were first seen off the coast of Cyprus eight years ago Researchers fear that the species has now established a significant population They found individual lionfish … Read more
‘Like David and Goliath’: Redback spider battles a lethal brown snake in a suburban backyard in a showdown between two of Australia’s deadliest animals A redback spider has taken an unexpected victory against a baby brown snake A woman in Burton, Adelaide, saw the creatures battling in her yard on Friday She quickly pulled out … Read more