Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect

Sharks are getting closer and closer to the coast, and therefore humans, when trying to find food.

Wolves only normally attack in self defence, when they feel threatened.

Elephants have a habitat that is commonly frequented by humans. Therefore they react to gain their territory, and understandably so.

Deaths involving lions occur mainly in Africa.

The hippopotamus is a very territorial animal that attacks when it feels threatened.

A crocodile's bite is the most powerful on the planet.

Tapeworms infiltrate the intestines where they reproduce and multiply.

The tsetse fly carries the sleeping sickness disease and transmits it to the people it bites.

This creature transmits Chagas disease to its victims via bites.

The dog is responsible for numerous attacks across the world. Normally, it's not the dog itself who incites the violence, but more the owner who trains it.

There are many species of venomous snakes in the world, and therefore some are more dangerous than others.

Like the tapeworm, the roundworm is a parasite that reproduces and multiples in the intestines.

Freshwater snails release a parasite which transmits schistosomiasis.

The figure refers to the average number of murders over the past 5 years.

Transmitting malaria and yellow fever, the mosquito is commonly found in more humid climates. Its bite can have catastrophic consequences.