72 Dangerous Animals: Asia

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Rhinos and Indian leopards are a threat, but how do they stack up against Asian forest centipedes, orangutans and flower urchins?

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Jaws and Claws

Golden eagles, coconut crabs, sharks and camel spiders face off for most terrifying against sun bears and saltwater crocodiles.

Chemical Warfare

Slow lorises, plague-bearing black rats, fat-tailed scorpions, Indian cobras, poisonous toads and stingrays vie for the top spot.

Deadly: Fact or Folklore

Langur monkeys, tigers, Joro spiders and tomistomas compete with Asian needle ants, otters and king cobras for first place.

Accidential Assassins

Will top honors be won by water buffaloes, needlefish, toxic crabs, mugger crocodiles, box jellyfish or reticulated pythons?

Pretty and Painful

Cone snails, Asian black bears, red pandas and deadly coral snakes battle Eurasian lynxes, Asian elephants and red lionfish.

The Road Less Travelled

Facing off for top predator status are Asiatic lions, Lomodo dragons, electric rays, golden jackals, wolverines, striped eel catfish and brown bears.

Urban Jungle

The field narrows as wild boars, feral dogs, pufferfish, Indian red scorpions, Asian tiger mosquitoes and common kraits square off.

Corner Me, I'll Fight

The formidable features of wolves, stonefish and Malayan porcupines are compared against those of sloth bears, gibbons and snow leopards.

The Bold and the Brutal

Honey badgers don't care, but Russell's vipers, triggerfish, macaques, yaks and blue-ringed octopuses nearly match their daunting reputation.

Big! Banded! and Billed!

Giant moray eels complete with gaurs, banded sea kraits, asian forest scorpions, gharials, billfish and Asian giant hornets in the final round.

Fearsome Finalists

The 72 most formidable wild animals in Asia have been profiled and the finalists selected -- but only one can be named most dangerous.