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Pictures of dangerous animals [last update 2011-12-25]


Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Malayan pitviper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)


Yellow eyelash viper
Yellow eyelash viper



Crazy giant centipede



Tree viper



Colorful tree viper


Jaguar (Panthera onca)
Jaguar (Panthera onca)

(Belize)

American crocodile
American crocodile

(Belize)


Tree viper



Reticulated python (Python reticulatus)



Fer-de-lance snake



Crazy giant centipede


Rusty eyelash viper
Rusty eyelash viper



King cobra poised to strike


Fer-de-lance snake
Fer-de-lance snake

(Belize)

Fer-de-lance
Fer-de-lance

(Belize)

Nile crocodiles
Nile crocodiles


Jaguar from behind
Jaguar from behind

(Belize)

Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)


World's longest poisonous snake, the King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
World's longest poisonous snake, the King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)


Rhinoceros viper (Bitis gabonica rhinoceros)
Rhinoceros viper (Bitis gabonica rhinoceros)


Nile crocodiles
Nile crocodiles


Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)


King cobra crossing a road in Khao Yai
King cobra crossing a road in Khao Yai

(Thailand)

Jaguar (Panthera onca) licking its lips
Jaguar (Panthera onca) licking its lips

(Belize)


Orange and black centipede


Jaguar (Panthera onca) at eye level
Jaguar (Panthera onca) at eye level

(Belize)

King cobra crossing a road in Khao Yai
King cobra crossing a road in Khao Yai

(Thailand)

Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)


Fer-de-lance
Fer-de-lance

(Belize)

Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)


Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)


American crocodile
American crocodile

(Belize)

Egyptian cobra (Naja haje)
Egyptian cobra (Naja haje)


Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida)
Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida)


Taylor's cantil (Agkistrodon taylori)
Taylor's cantil (Agkistrodon taylori)


Rusty eyelash viper
Rusty eyelash viper


Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)


Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)


Fer-de-lance
Fer-de-lance

(Belize)

Bothriechis schlegelii
Bothriechis schlegelii


Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)



Albino alligator


Nile crocodiles
Nile crocodiles


Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), the largest of the true vipers
Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), the largest of the true vipers


Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal
Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal

(Brazil)


Reticulated python (Python reticulatus)



Crazy giant centipede



Orange and black centipede


Bothriechis schlegelii
Bothriechis schlegelii


Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)



Sidewinder rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) in captivity


Jaguar (Panthera onca) licking its lips
Jaguar (Panthera onca) licking its lips

(Belize)

Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)



Fer-de-lance snake



Reticulated python, the world's longest snake


Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) or cascabel
Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) or cascabel

(Belize)

Jaguar (Panthera onca) licking its lips
Jaguar (Panthera onca) licking its lips

(Belize)

Venemous Bothrops mattogrossensis snake
Venemous Bothrops mattogrossensis snake

(Brazil)

Jaguar (Panthera onca) at eye level
Jaguar (Panthera onca) at eye level

(Belize)

Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) or cascabel
Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) or cascabel

(Belize)

Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)


Egyptian cobra (Naja haje)
Egyptian cobra (Naja haje)


Pattern of jaguar fur
Pattern of jaguar fur

(Belize)


Crazy giant centipede


Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor)
Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor)


Jaguar coat
Jaguar coat

(Belize)

Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)



Tree viper


King cobra crossing a road in Khao Yai
King cobra crossing a road in Khao Yai

(Thailand)

American crocodile
American crocodile

(Belize)


Tree viper



Tree viper


Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)


Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal
Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal

(Brazil)


Crazy giant centipede


American crocodile
American crocodile

(Belize)

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