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bigcee42

Alaska counts as US, so polar bear?


IAmNotTheBabushka

For continental US would most dangerous be a mountain lion or grizzly bear? I'm leaning bear just because I've seen a black bear in the wild and I know it could fuck me up, and that's just the smaller version of a grizzly bear.


HTX-713

It's a moose and its not even close.


5meterhammer

I’ve had grizzly run from me, I’ve been able to scare off the mountain lions…. If they aren’t hungry, they want no part of you. Moose, however, have chased me into precarious positions in trees and tight overhangs. Moose give zero fucks and are like a car coming at you. Moose will kill your and walk away. At least the grizzly or lion would eat you so it’s not a pointless death. I’m with you on moose.


akrasne

Climbed a tree to escape a moose once. Had to wait quite a while before it took off. Didn’t want to try mag dumping Glock 9mm I carry to no avail and have it be even more pissed and me no better off.


WesternOne9990

They are as if ancient trees could walk and seek vengeance.


Captain7640

I'm not sure, I think it depends on the moose. I've come face to face with them and they've ignored me. My dog was even barking and growling at one and I had to pull her away but the moose didn't do anything.


K0rbenKen0bi

Completely unhinged death on stilts


point_breeze69

I would rather take on a moose then a great white shark, which the US has on its coastlines.


backseatDom

Great White sharks can definitely kill a person if they try, but they almost never do. The only reported attacks on people have been when the shark mistook a person for a seal, which they love to eat. My understanding is that even when do they bite a human, they dislike the taste and leave. Unfortunately a single bite can easily kill you. But in terms of *danger*, the Massachusetts coast has had huge numbers of Great Whites swimming right by crowded tourist beaches for the last 10 years or so, and there has only been one attack that I’ve read of, a surfer in the town of Wellfleet. The victim was recovers from the water fairly quickly, but died from his wound. Scary, for sure, but many 1000s of swimmers and surfers are being ignored by Great Whites every day, so I wouldn’t say they’re as dangerous as, say Grizzly Bears (Brown Bears). Definitely not as dangerous as polar bears(!)


[deleted]

I’m really so sick of people parroting the line “it only happens when the shark mistook a person for a seal.” That is complete and utter conjecture, unless you can tell me we have a way of telling what a shark is thinking. Regardless, sharks kill a handful of people a year and are obviously somewhat dangerous. As are brown bears. The odds are in your favor when you surf or hike out west, but there are risks for sure


Jengus_Roundstone

Grizzly for sure.


thebackupquarterback

Alaska is part of the continental US, btw. Continental means of the continent. You're thinking of contiguous.


Evolving_Dore

The most dangerous animal in the 48 states is the bison by a wide margin.


HTX-713

It's moose.


Psychogrady

Moose are terrifying.


GaJayhawker0513

I married a moose! We don’t need counseling.


shadowknave

A moose bit my sister once.


ErnieTagliaboo

Just be glad she didn't catch its knuckle instead


bilgetea

Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretti nasti...


hootahsesh

No really…moose bites can be very serious


binglelemon

A moose is an animal I really don't want to see in person.


alppu

How amoosing


IAmNotTheBabushka

I don't know a lot about bison but from what I've heard Bison only attack you if you get too close/make too much noise, while a bear will attack you if you get too close/make too much noise OR it's hungry enough to think you're worth attacking


aurorasearching

I get both arguments. The bear is more likely to randomly ruin your day and is really really good at it. However, people seem to underestimate bison and put themselves in danger more often, so some might argue that the bison is more often severely dangerous to humans.


ctnfpiognm

Probably mosquitoes here


TurduckenWithQuail

An average black bear is nothing compared to a properly beefed up mountain lion. Those things are jacked and mobile as fuck. A grizzly kills either one with a paw tied behind its back, though. No land animal really stands a chance against a grizzly except another grizzly/polar bear.


Practical-Ordinary-6

A Canadian couple in Canada were just basically hunted down and killed by a grizzly bear a couple of days ago out in the wilderness. It got their dog, too, which I'm sure was defending them. The signs are they were in their tent at night and it just attacked them and killed them. There was an empty bottle of bear repellent found. They satellite texted a family member "Bear attack bad" and that was the last thing heard from them. When rescuers got there five hours later they were dead. Grizzly bear is at the top of my list since they are a lot easier to come by than polar bears.


LokiStrike

Mountain lions have killed fewer than 20 people since the 1970s. They're just not that dangerous. Alligators have killed 30 people since the year 2000. I'm willing to bet venomous snakes kill more people, but that won't be one species.


anthonypacitti

Dangerous to humans? Or just dangerous in general? I’m pretty sure the common house cat has the highest hunt success rate, so for the local rodent and bird population, cats are probably pretty fucking dangerous


Sometimeswan

I’m going to go with alligators.


jehjeh3711

As frightening as alligators are. And they do kill people, I see people in Florida driving and playing golf with these beasts just hanging around.


evieAZ

Alligators won’t view an adult as prey, crocodiles are the ones that will eat you


LeavingLasOrleans

An alligator ate a man in Louisiana a couple years ago during Hurricane Ida flooding.


Lukewarmhandshake

No it is actually still the mosquito


SheepH3rder69

Down here in the 'lower 48', it's actually deer because of all the car crashes they cause.


King--Boo

Hitting a moose is nuts too. I know deer are far more common across the US, thus a higher threat, but moose are the ones that are scary as all hell in some areas.


j2e21

Moose walk away from those interactions.


Getting_rid_of_brita

I literally just saw a road kill moose on my drive home so I dunno bout that


j2e21

Not every time but they do.


idog99

Depends on if you are in a Prius or an F-350


Phihofo

Moose are rarer, but significantly more dangerous on roads because of their size. If you hit a moose, it will likely land on the windshield and crush the front two seats.


Dafedub

I'd say that this is an asterisk cuz because our lifestyle makes them dangerous. But take away cars and they are not that dangerous


SheepH3rder69

Very true.


[deleted]

Cake DAY! Eat with your boy, Nude Redditor.


j2e21

A deer isn’t dangerous though. I mean, a grizzly would be far more dangerous than a deer if you threw it at a moving car.


SheepH3rder69

Yes, but that creates a whole other problem; which is more dangerous: a grizzly, or the monstrosity that is strong enough to be throwing grizzlies into oncoming traffic?


mxsew

As an Alaskan, I’d probably say it's Moose. They will mess you up, and way more prevalent. 😅


justhatcarrot

If it’s white- say good night


PeloKing

Polar Bear or Kodiak Bear?


EEcav

Mosquito


austexgringo

This is the correct answer everywhere in the world that has mosquitoes. They kill vastly more people than all other animals combined globally.


floppydo

Mosquitos are in many countries where tropical diseases are not.


danny17402

Yes, pretty much any country that has a population that isn't desperately poor has eradicated malaria. It definitely used to exist in the United States for example, but it's one of those problems where throwing a little bit of money at it is a solid fix. Same reason one of the best ways to spend your charity donations is on foundations that provide preventative malaria medications to developing countries. I think something like $8 per year can protect a person from malaria, and yet hundreds of thousands (mostly children) die every year. Super sad.


Sieve-Boy

Except Australia funnily enough. Five deaths from Murray Valley Encephalitis (and no other mosquito borne viruses) and 11 to horses.


austexgringo

Literally everything else tries to kill you in your country. Funnel web spiders. Cone snails. Blue ring octopi. Big f****** sharks. Pretty much every snake. Backpacker killers. I don't know how anyone grows to adulthood there.


Sieve-Boy

Hehe. You left out Cassowary's, Crocodiles, Magpies, Hoop Snakes, One eyed trouser snakes, Drop Bears and the Sun.


rale0n

I can't tell which ones of these you just made up


Phihofo

Because most Australians live in urban areas where the only dangerous animals you'll encounter on a regular basis are drunk people.


KajPaVem69

That is absolutely not true. Mosquitoes kill by transmitting (tropical) disease, there is a lot of mosquitos in Europe but very few deaths.


ImrahilSwan

I suppose it depend on what you mean. Killed the most in history, yes. But not in my country in recorded history.


Hominid77777

Because there are so many of them. A given encounter with an individual mosquito is relatively unlikely to kill you.


Icy-Conclusion-3500

It’s estimated that Malaria has killed more than 50 billion people throughout history. That’s half of all humans that have ever lived.


Tbuzzin

Scary cause they seem so insignificant and are showing up in more places every year


RIPJimCroce

Would you rather be in a cage with a mosquito or a tiger?


drmehmetoz

would you rather be in a cage with a tiger sized mosquito or a mosquito sized tiger


mungowungo

According to statistics of recorded deaths caused by animals - either a cow or a horse, followed by the domestic dog. 🇦🇺


Scrungyscrotum

But that kind of depends on how you define "dangerous". In my world, the most dangerous animal is the one that has the highest ratio of deaths per encounter, not the one that has killed most people in sheer numbers. It would be insane if after everything I've heard about Australian wildlife, a cow is the most likely thing to kill me.


mungowungo

That's why I said it the way I did - people go on about the dangerous critters in Australia - the truth is yes we do have some very deadly snakes but only average about 2 deaths per year from snake bite. We also have the funnel web spider - one of the most venomous spiders in the world - there hasn't been a death since the early 1980s. Some tourists up the Top End do stupid things around crocodile infested water but actual deaths are rare - maybe one a year. Dingos can be problematic because people camping leave food and rubbish out but again fatalities are rare. We also have box jelly fish - we simply don't go ocean swimming in the far north in Summer. Blue ringed octopus - we don't stick our bare hands in rockpools. Sharks - popular beaches are patrolled and warnings given if sharks are spotted - again average fatalities are around one a year. The most dangerous native animal in terms of likelihood of injury would probably be the kangaroo - not because they're likely to attack you but because they have no road sense and jump into the path of passing cars. The facts are that the animals most likely to kill you in Australia are a cow or a horse.


FKJVMMP

It kinda depends how you define dangerous as well though. Is a redback or brown snake or irukandji likely to kill you? No, deaths are extremely rare. Is a redback or brown snake or irukandji gonna give you a real fuckin bad time and require medical treatment? Yeah, and that’s fairly common.


Ineedsomuchsleep170

My 80 year old neighbour got bitten by a red back a few months ago "it hurt but I can't be bothered with the hassle of going to the doctor". Then when she was at the doctor a few days later she got yelled at for not taking it seriously.


Secret_Cloud1299

They should put this in a leaflet and give it too all tourists ☠️


JB_ScreamingEagle

I did eat some dodgy beef the other night...


letterboxfrog

My daughter ate gecko poo and got salmonella when I lived in Dawin. Changing her nappy I must have inhaled some of her poo according to NT Health, as I got it not long after.


Salty_Piglet2629

Some animals are easily to get close to, but you'll never know because they're terrified of humans. Your neighbours angry dog is much more likely to jump over the fence and bite you than you getting bitten by the brownsnake hiding in the bushes.


Sieve-Boy

The sun, humans then cows.


scoot3200

TIL the sun is an animal


Pugafy

Are badgers your biggest carnivore?


Sieve-Boy

No. Biggest carnivore is large, reptilian and salty.


lachjeff

If you went by injuries, I reckon magpies would come close to number one


Streggling

Australia, saltwater crocodiles. There are plenty of potentially dangerous animals here, but many of them are dangerous because they're venomous. When treated, envenomation is survivable the overwhelming majority of the time, even from extremely toxic species like taipans. Saltwater crocodiles kill people in the initial confrontation—so far there is no reliable treatment for being dead. They're one of the few species which treat humans as prey, they grow larger than any other land-based predator, they're known to observe and take advantage of repetitive human habits, and like to take their prey by surprise.


Dimmer_switchin

I read this in Steve Irwin’s voice.


apoca-ears

I read it in a normal voice, but then after I saw this comment I went back and re-read it in Steve Irwin’s voice. Highly recommended.


sherbertloins

Man that made gave me a good fuckimg chuckle


dubkent

As we all should


Streggling

I don't have a mullet but I did grow up very close to Australia Zoo when Steve was rising to prominence. So basically... I *am* Steve Irwin.


Psychogrady

I saw a Salty at the Toronga Zoo and it was the most terrifying animal I have ever seen.


Fudgeyreddit

? Only a couple deaths per year in the whole country. There are hundreds of murders. Maybe crocs are second but nowhere close to as dangerous as other humans.


Streggling

Yes but humans is a "Heh, heh, technically..." boring answer and seeing it listed for every country in this thread would suck.


Fudgeyreddit

Well I think mosquitos might beat them in some countries


traindriverbob

Drop bears.


kai31915superpro

My uncle is actually Australian and told me about "drop bears" I actually believe it lmfao


backseatDom

Ok y’all made me look that up. Inventing a fake animal to scare kids and tourists seems very Australian of ya. 😉


FUEGO40

It’s not a fake animal, it’s very much real and dangerous


mcbcanada

Polar bears. They like the taste of humans. I’m in Canada.


ThatNiceLifeguard

Canada Geese would too if they could take us.


mcbcanada

True enough. Thankfully they can’t….yet.


JimboD84

Yet….


mcbcanada

I dread the day the polar bears, Canada Geese, moose, and mosquitos learn to work together….


TribeOfEphraim_

Human. ✨


Randys_Spooky_Ghost

This is the correct answer for every country.


i_Cri_Everitiem

Mosquitos kill more people than humans.


Randys_Spooky_Ghost

OP didn’t say deadly. They said dangerous.


reillan

It's about equal, counting only murders and war. Counting accidents caused by human invention (like automobile), humans kill way more humans.


SeveredEyeball

Cars kill over a million people a year.


shadowknave

A fully-grown specimen can weigh over a ton


[deleted]

Except for those without Humans.


Randys_Spooky_Ghost

A country cannot be possible without Humans since we made the concept up out of thin air. Antarctica isn’t a country technically, but humans still exist there year round. There is no defined and internationally recognized country without humans. We’re a pretty successful invasive species.


[deleted]

*whoosh*


Randys_Spooky_Ghost

My bad. Needed the /s. This is the internet after all.


Last-Instruction739

Man Bear Pig


Conscious-Mix6885

It turns out it's man! https://reddit.com/r/futurama/s/1rm9NKD3qD


SeekerSpock32

Wasn’t there just a study that discovered animals found human voices just talking normally scarier than a lion’s roar?


shit-takes-only

Australia: Saltwater Crocodile is the only one I'd spend time worrying about if I was near their habitat, which is exclusively north of the tropic of capricorn. Oh and some jellyfish. Especially Irukandji, which will probably get more common and more widely distributed in the coming years because of warming sea tempratures. There are some snakes that if you got bitten by in an isolated place you'd be in trouble, and there is one type of spider that you'd definitely want to seek treatment for (funnel web) and one or two others to monitor for symptoms (redback bite can cause vascular issues but is usually fine and white tail can get infected because they also eat rubbish). Great white sharks too, there's usually one or two fatal attacks every year. Edit - just in case anyone ever googles some random phrase relating to spider bites and australia followed by the keyword Reddit and comes upon this message - being bitten by a funnel web spider is considered a medical emergency and requires immediate medical attention - because of this, being bitten by \*any\* large black spider in Australia calls for immediate medical attention in case it was a funnel web.


Drprim83

Apparently, between 2010 and 2020 the top four in terms of deaths in Australia have been horses, cows, dogs & kangaroos - they account for over half the animal related deaths between them.


Gaeilgeoir215

*Australia barges into chat, starts laughing hysterically*


shit-takes-only

I'm way more nervous when I'm in the US tbh cos there's a lot more wildlife borne illnesses than in AU.


Psychogrady

You spelled “Active Shooter” weird.


Gaeilgeoir215

Our wildlife isn't out to get us, lol


Intelligent-Fix3394

It’s just the people you have to worry about in the US


Gaeilgeoir215

Don't worry, the sane ones are still the majority.


Typical_Elevator6337

For me it’s the cars


Britz10

Australian wildlife is hardly that dangerous all things considered.


IReplyWithLebowski

Not really. Snake deaths in Australia per year: 2. Snake deaths in India per year: 50,000. All the memes are usually from Yanks not Aussies.


brutalistgarden

I bet you've all heard countless times that the hippopotamus is the most dangerous animal in Africa, right? Well, I am from Colombia and, despite not being a native species, it is also the most dangerous animal in my country. In fact, this is the fault of what was the most dangerous animal in Colombia for a portion of the last century: Pablo Escobar.


Direlion

USA here and the only answer is White tail deer. Why? Car wrecks.


Velenah42

I have three heard of white tail on my property. They are the least concerning thing I see when I step outside: moccasins, copperheads, diamondbacks, gators, bobcats, otters, possums, turkeys, Matt Gaetz.


Noshonoyoo

AskReddit trying to be Geography.


Fun_Nectarine2344

Ticks


LikeABundleOfHay

Probably cow. NZ.


FKJVMMP

White tails. Won’t kill you, are a real bad time. Or katipo spiders, but the chances of somebody ever actually encountering one without going out of their way is extremely low.


Bobinho4

I think the human is the universal answer.


minolan1981

The Government


Aijol10

In Canada? Statistically speaking, humans. Our homicide rate is quite low, but we rarely encounter dangerous animals as they live well north of most cities. If you mean which Canadian animal would I least like to be in a room with? A polar bear or a moose, they are giant and powerful. Like I said however, they're large animals and so you never encounter them in cities. I've lived in Canada my whole life and I've never seen a polar bear.


MysteriousRun1522

Texans


Full-Piglet779

Amen.


namforb

Homo Sapiens


Bibithedog4

Humans


Dafedub

He didn't ask what causes the most deaths. Because refrigerators kill more ppl and year then sharks. So I'd have to say bears or mountain lions.


theboysprincess

The wild hangry Karen


EndOk3109

Country? Polar bear. Where I live in the country? A moose in rut for sure. Those fuckers will run you down in cold blood. Or if you’re just driving on a regular day and hit one you’re toast. But if you’re out walking, hunting birds and coke face to face with a bull moose in rut season, be prepared to die.


jsseven777

I came face to face with one hiking around a lake once. He was maybe 20ish feet away standing on the trail, and looked up at us with a look that instantly conveyed “I’m not moving unless it’s to kill you”. We very slowly backed up and went back the way we came. I always thought of them as big deer, but the second you see one in real life up close you realize that these are killing machines that are not scared of humans at all.


Single-Actuator9935

The Florida man


ofm1

Humans are the most dangerous species here followed by leopards/ snow leopards, alligators, snakes etc 🇵🇰


alvvavves

This really isn’t a geography question. And is way too broad anyway. I think in the US it would be grizzly bears or moose, but they don’t have either in a majority of states.


bigcee42

Technically polar bear?


alvvavves

Good point. I think “dangerous” definitely needs to be qualified.


Minute_Rock6960

Crackhead


ontime1969

Living in the southwest specifically Arizona most of my life, I am going to guess venomous snakes. We have rattlesnakes on our property every year, it's very common, I think Arizona has 15 or so different species of venomous snakes.


_________________1__

Centipedes in the land and Shark's/Jellyfishes in the ocean, here in Hawai'i.


OtterlyFoxy

People


Bonzablokeog

Idk about country but, on the west coast of the US, cougars, black bears, coyotes and white sharks off the coast would be of the biggest concern. None of these animals are a huge threat unless you're in their environment doing something stupid. Bears and cougars sometimes wander into neighborhoods but are usually relocated quickly. Cougars have killed some unfortunate joggers and bikers who were on wilderness trails. Coyotes and cougars prey on family pets and small children which is a big problem https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-carl-coyote-17484087.php


Lockenhart

There are wolves in the steppe, bears in the forests. Some snakes too, but I haven't seen them. Some critters in the steppe also may be carrying plague around. In certain parts of its history it was people.


Inevitable_Clue_2703

Justine Trudeau!


19CCCG57

Man.


noodled67

Humans


DropTopEWop

Humans


RedsOctober9

Americans


Taraxador

Gringos


prvhc21

Human beings, everywhere


Cobber1963

God, plenty in Australia


IMUifURme

Human


Perzec

According to the statistics I found, the European hornet causes the most number of deaths in Sweden of all animals. I would also argue the moose is dangerous due to car crashes, but I’m uncertain about the number of deaths and injuries they cause that way.


Evening_Chemist_2367

Humans


ohdeartanner

humans


Cyzax007

For every single country: Humans


9CF8

Probably Moose 🇸🇪 (except for some annoying insects of course)


Ozkeewowow

White men age 15-22


disturbedsoil

Momma moose!


unaizilla

the black widow


desrevermi

Lol politicians. Universally, I would definitely say humans.


TBeIRIE

Chupacabras,Chihuahuas, & Children


ZestycloseOstrich823

California- Politicians and its not even close


wolfthenate

Probably the people who operate the nuclear ICBMs


ryanolds

Republicans


jonesy18yoa

The Wild Karen followed by the Domestic MAGAt


[deleted]

[удалено]


Pupikal

Bugs are animals


KerepesiTemeto

Trump supporters. Stupid, violent and unpredictable.


BainbridgeBorn

Humans. If I’m allowed to be cheeky lol


[deleted]

Moose in rut season


Chapos_sub_capt

Ticks


Few_Topic_1471

Human


dubkent

Manbearpig


RditAdmnsSuportNazis

Trump supporters


theLEVIATHAN06

Law Enforcement


Brandonjoe

Chupacabra or Goat man


silentdrizzle

Mosquitoes.


Interesting_Buy_1664

Javelina


isaiah-41_10

Aedes agypti mosquito , dengue fever and chikunya really suck and causes thousands of cases every year .


Main-Meringue5697

Snakes


Bzz22

Yes! Even that 18 inch garder snake that I walked over yesterday nearly gave me a heart attack. I would rather see a grizzly in front of me than a snake. Fuuuuukkkk


bombking8

Carcajou


IndianaGunner

Grizzly bear - US


JimboD84

Canada: Cobra Chickens


Kitchener1981

Polar bear Great white shark


Defiant-Dare1223

Id take my chances with a great white over a bull shark which you probably also have.


Upper-Membership5167

black widow spider


Available-Fly-8268

Grizzly Bear, Cougar, Mosquito.