hi, I was wondering what the most painful animal or plant encounter was , since recently I encountered and caught this crotaphytus in New Mexico and that was probably my most painful one yet, even though I have probably over my very short life caught at least 600 plus snakes and none compared to him…

most painful was Pelagia noctiluca (jellyfish). I collided full speed with one, so I got the full treatment, but luckily, the jellyfish is not that big, and the venom is not thermally stable, so a very hot shower dealt with most of the burn. The gnariliest looking was aesculapian snake (Zamenis lo…

It was a plant, a bamboo. I slipped and fell on a bamboo log and a spine broke off and embedded itself in my shin bone. The spine was like 3/4" off the end of a dull pencil. It was extremely painful, and the worst part was getting it dug out of the bone at the village clinic without any anesthetic…

Portuguese Man-Of-War. A few years ago, I visited the Louisiana coast for a day or so on the way to Florida. There were literally strewn across the beach left and right. Being young and stupid, I picked some up. OUCH! My hands stung and stung for hours! Needless to say, I learned my lesson, but it w…

Do you catch them to get bitten?? I used to catch snakes too, but only small, nonvenomous ones in my hands, and when I have to deal with removing a larger snake from the vicinity of my area, I use a plant pot and rake or something like that (I had a neighbor call my mom frantically saying a huge sna…

Not painful or dangerous, but Chigger bites have the most long lasting itchiest bite I’ve experienced in my 71 years. And it’s hardly ever just one at a time.

Gaftopsail catfish are fairly common to catch and have a surprisingly painful sting.

someone I know was herping in arizona and he got tagged by a klaub (banded rock rattlesnake) on the finger, and he said it wasn’t horrible, mostly because it didn’t spread, but where he got bit it swelled and hurt really bad, the photos I saw of it it his fingers where purple also😬

Wow. And here I thought a yellowjacket in the shoe was bad.

It’s like a bee sting but less Intense

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oksanaetal August 12, 2025, 2:59pm 4

Saltwater crocodile to the head is the worst one I can imagine.

Edit: I originally wrote “Nile crocodile“ but then I realized that I was thinking of the saltwater crocodile.

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