Dangerous Sea Creatures By: Wesley Fleming
You will hear about: Great White Shark Sea Snake Stonefish Blue-Ringed Octopus Portuguese Man-of-War Saltwater Crocodile Box Jellyfish
Great White Shark Weighs between 1,500 – 2,400 lbs Top speed 25 mph Over 300 teeth Photo by © Denis Scott/Corbis
Sea Snake Between 3-5 feet long Can hold their breath for 2-3 hours Venom is 4X more deadly then cobra venom
Stonefish Most venomous fish in the world Can weigh up to 5 lbs Can survive up to 24 hours outside of water
Blue-Ringed Octopus Only 8 inches across Weighs only 1 oz Venom can easily kill an adult Will only attack if picked up or stepped on
Portuguese Man-of-War Tentacles can be up to 165 ft long Has thousands of venoumous stingers in tentacles Rarely deadly to humans but are very painful
Saltwater Crocodile Can live to be 70 years old Can weigh between 880 – 2,200 lbs Can grow between 14 -17 ft long Bite force of 3,690 lbs
Box Jellyfish Can be 10 ft long, 10 in across Can weigh up to 4.4 lbs Humans can go into shock from the venom and drown If you do survive, you will have noticeable scaring
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