Check out the worst animal bites ever! This top 10 list of amazing wild animals like alligators, snakes and bears is absolutely crazy! \r<br>\r<br>Subscribe For New Videos! \r<br>\r<br>Watch our STRANGEST Things Found In The Ocean! video here: \r<br>Watch our Most MYSTERIOUS Ocean Fs! video here: \r<br>Watch our Most STRANGE Things Found On The Beach! video here: \r<br>Watch our Most BIZARRE Creatures Found In Antarctica! video here: \r<br>\r<br>9. Hippopotamus\r<br>When we think of hippos, we think of large, cute herbivores who spend their whole day in the water. The word \r<br>\r<br>Hippopotamus comes from the Greek “water-horse” due to the hippos fondness for water. The hippos closest \r<br>\r<br>cousins are whales and cows, but dont let these innocent relations fool you. The hippo is one of the most \r<br>\r<br>feared animals in Africa. Highly territorial and aggressive, hippos have been known to knock over small boats \r<br>\r<br>and attack the crew. Only the female hippos bite force has been measured since the male was much too aggressive \r<br>\r<br>to test, but it measured at a whopping 1821 pounds per square inch. \r<br>A former tour guide once told the story of how he was attacked by a bull hippo while kayaking on the Zambezi \r<br>\r<br>River near Victoria Falls. Half of his body ended up in the mouth of the hippo. He managed to get free, only for \r<br>\r<br>the hippo to attack again. Eventually, the hippo got bored with his new toy and spat the man out. The only \r<br>\r<br>reason he survived was because a medical team happened to be nearby.\r<br>8. Komodo Dragon\r<br>In 1969, an American biologist named Walter Auffenberg moved to the Indonesian island of Komodo to study its \r<br>\r<br>most famous resident—the Komodo dragon. Considered the largest in the world, the Komodo dragon can grow up to 3 \r<br>\r<br>meters (9 feet) and can take down large prey like deer and water buffalo. Auffenberg spent a year on the island \r<br>\r<br>observing the real life dragon and wrote about their mythical powers. \r<br>Auffenberg noticed that large animals injured by the dragons soon developed infections. Based on this \r<br>\r<br>observation, and no ual evidence, he suggested that the dragons had a beria as a form of venom. This \r<br>\r<br>explanation became widespread and can still be found in textbooks, wildlife documentaries, zoo placards, and \r<br>\r<br>more. But….its not true. \r<br>In new, Bryan Fry from the University of Queensland discovered the true culprit behind the dragons bite. He \r<br>\r<br>put a Komodo dragon in a medical scanner, which couldnt have been easy! It turns out the dragon has venom \r<br>\r<br>glands, which are loaded with toxins that lower blood pressure, cause massive bleeding, prevent clotting and \r<br>\r<br>induce shock. Rather than using beria as venom, the dragons use.venom as venom. \r<br>Based on a thorough analysis of the dragons skull, Fry thinks that they kill with a grip, rip and drip tic. \r<br>\r<br>They bite down with serrated teeth and pull back with powerful neck muscles. The result: huge wounds. The venom \r<br>\r<br>then quickens the loss of blood and sends the prey into shock. Pretty horrifying even without the beria.\r<br>Komodos do bite people but only rarely, probably since most people arent hanging around Komodo dragons anyway. \r<br>\r<br>In new, a captive juvenile Komodo dragon bit an Omaha zookeeper. Luckily, though, the zookeeper survived \r<br>\r<br>because she received medical attention immediately.\r<br>7. King Cobra\r<br>The King Cobra is the worlds longest venomous snake. It grows up to 5.6 m (18.5 ft) in length. Its Latin name, \r<br>\r<br>Ophio-phagus, literally means “snake-eater” since it eats other snakes, which makes it similar to the King Snake \r<br>\r<br>of North America. \r<br>Its venom is not as toxic as other venomous snakes, but King Cobras can inject more venom than the black mamba \r<br>\r<br>-up to 600 mg! This can result in one of the fastest mortality rates for any snake bite: typically 30-45 minutes \r<br>\r<br>after the envenomation. If untreated, the mortality rate is something like 60%. What happens if you are bitten? \r<br>\r<br>Symptoms may include severe pain, vertigo, paralysis and then coma. The snake is pretty widespread, ranging \r<br>\r<br>across Southern and South-east Asia, living in dense highland forests. So, be careful if you ever find yourself \r<br>\r<br>hiking through that area.
