3. Snakes

Snakes have certainly earned the frightful reputation that surrounds them. Many people say they kill 50,000 people per year, but it might be as high as 200,000. Their venomous bites are nothing to trifle with and Taipan snakes are probably the worst. The Inland Taipan could kill more than 100 people with one bite, if it could just get its jaws around that many people at once.

While Taipan live in Australia, snakes are a much bigger problem in India. They’re also a menace in Africa, Latin America, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and East Asia. In Australia, only a few people die each year from snake bites, though many more are hospitalized. Still, watch out for the cobras, vipers, and kraits, because they are not your friendly neighborhood garter snakes.