What is the Most Dangerous Animal in the Amazon Rainforest? The
Amazon jungle is a mysterious, primeval place that easily
conjures up images of trackless jungles filled with exotic and
potentially dangerous wildlife. If you ask the average person
what the most lethal animal in the Amazon is, they will probably
give answers that range from Piranhas to Anacondas and ferocious
Jaguars. However, as intimidating as these and other rainforest
animals are, none of them come close to winning the title of the
most dangerous animal in the Amazon. No, that infamous price
goes to a creature that is much smaller. Africanized Honeybees
and large, scary wasps are potentially dangerous but you have to
seriously provoke them to get stung en-masse. Bites from
Brazilian Wandering Spiders and several species of venomous
snakes would also be dangerous but as long as you donít play
with them, they arenít going to go out of their way to bite you.
However, the same canít be said for the lowly mosquito and that
is partly why those in