Top ten dangerous animals on earth.

Although Hollywood films suggest our greatest threats include sharks and rampaging apes, the deadliest creatures are often much smaller – and more likely to kill through disease rather than razor-sharp teeth.

But which creature is Earth’s number one killer? Find out the top 10 below.

10. Lions

Deadliest creatures – Lions 

(Kills 200 humans per year)

9. Hippos

Deadliest creatures -hippos

(Kills 500 humans a year)

8. Elephants

Deadliest creatures – Elephants 

(Kills 600 humans per year)

7. Crocodiles

Deadliest creatures – Crocodiles 

(Kills 1,000 humans per year)

6. Scorpions

Deadliest creatures – Scorpions 

(Kills 3,300 humans per year)

5. Assassin Bugs (Chagas disease)

Deadliest creatures – Assassin Bugs 

(Kills 10,000 per year)

4. Dogs (rabies)

Deadliest creatures – Dogs 

(Kills 59,000 per year)

3. Snakes

Deadliest creatures – Snakes 

(Kills 138,000 humans per year)

2. Humans (homicides only)

Deadliest creatures – Human 

(Kills 400,000 humans per year)

1. Mosquitoes

Deadliest creatures – Mosquito 

(Kills 725,000 per year through spreading diseases such as malaria)