Black caiman
The black caiman is an American alligator that, along with the alligator, is one of the two largest extant species in the family Alligatoridae. It is a carnivorous reptile that lives in slow-flowing rivers, ponds, and seasonally flooded savannahs in the Amazon Basin. They reach a minimum length of 5 m (16 ft) (sometimes up to 6 m (20 ft)) as adults and are the second largest reptile in the Neotropics, after the critically endangered Orinoco. As the name suggests, adults are pretty dark. Juveniles are lighter in color, with pale yellowish-white patches on the side of the body that are still visible as adults. Its large and heavy head gives it an advantage when hunting large prey.
Believe it or not, the black caiman is often considered the deadliest predator in South America, causing more attacks on humans than bull sharks, anacondas or even the American jaguar. Black caimans are very large and there are at least six species that live throughout Brazil.
Being bitten on purpose
Coyote Peterson is one of the craziest wildlife experts in the world! Just last year, this guy went into the Amazon jungle and was deliberately attacked by warhead ants! In case you didn’t know, bullet ants have the most painful sting of any insect in the world, causing intense pain that lasts up to 24 hours.
Piranha eats meat
At least 70 people were seriously injured in a horrific piranha attack in an Argentine river in 2013, forever disproving the theory that piranhas are not dangerous. In fact, piranhas are very dangerous animals and are capable of taking down groups of giants with their vampire-like teeth.
Anaconda’s Terror
While trying to capture an anaconda in the jungles of Venezuela, a group of scientists were attacked! The giant snake didn’t appreciate the scientists trying to pull it out of the river, where it was just preoccupied with its business. The snake didn’t attack them while they were on the boat, but it certainly did some damage when the three scientists waded into the water and grabbed it.
Saved by Monkeys
A Chilean tourist named Maykool Coroseo Acuna recently went camping in Bolivia, only to spend 9 days lost and starving in the Amazon rainforest incredible in what became one of the most survival stories of the century. This guy went out from his tent at night and got lost, and then spent nine long days being bitten and attacked by insects that poisoned his mind with their venom!
Poison snake
Ed Stafford, a former British Army officer and experienced explorer, became the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River in 2010, and according to the man himself, he has met at least 400 snake and survive to tell the story. He has a show on the Discovery channel called “Left For Dead” where he falls into dangerous locations and has to survive!!
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