Passion for Science

 Hi Readers!!!!!!! Many animals naturally produce venoms, toxins, and poisons to defend themselves and incapacitate their prey, while others accumulate toxins from the food they eat. From jellyfish to snakes, poisonous creatures come in all different shapes, sizes, and colours. Let's see about 10 most poisonous animals today. Here is the list from least to most poisonous one.  10.  Asian tiger snake The Asian tiger snake is the only snake species that is both venomous and poisonous. Not only does it produce toxin for its bite, but it also stores poison it obtains from its toad prey in its skin. 9.  Hooded pitohui The hooded pitohui hide a neurotoxin in its skin and feathers called homobatrachotoxin. This can cause slight numbness and tingling in humans upon contact but is much more harmful to smaller animals. It is thought that the poison originates from the bird’s diet of beetles. 8.  Hawksbill sea turtles Because hawksbill sea turtles consume a variety of prey, including toxic al