A great white shark would win a fight against a saltwater crocodile. These deadly creatures are incredibly powerful, but the great white shark has an amazing advantage in the water. Not only would this animal probably notice the crocodile first, but it also has the speed to land a devastating attack.
But in many cases the crocodilians were the prey, from great white sharks preying on American crocodiles in Colombia, to tiger sharks eating estuarine crocodiles in Australia.
Additionally, American crocodiles have some of the strongest jaws on the planet, with measurements placing them at 3,700 psi. The teeth of the bull shark are sharper and can inflict more damage, but the bite force of the crocodile is much stronger. This category is a tie.
But according to wildlife ecologist James Perran Ross of the University of Florida, officials estimate that crocs kill about 1,000 people per year — 100 times more than the 10 people sharks kill per year. Here's why crocodiles are much deadlier than sharks.
Tiger Shark vs Crocodile: Final battle
Tiger sharks beat crocodiles in a fight 9 times out of 10. In a final battle between a tiger shark and a crocodile, a tiger shark would almost always kill a crocodile.
But despite their size and strength, there are animals that do prey on them. Man appears to be their biggest predator. Big cats like leopards and panthers sometimes kill and eat these big reptiles. Large snakes can also do a lot of damage to alligators and crocodiles.
Although the lion has a lot of advantages over the crocodile in terms of a fight, the crocodile would win in a fight against a lion. The crocodile is simply too large and powerful for the lion to defeat.
The mosquito is the single deadliest, most dangerous animal in the world and also one of the smallest. Mosquitoes are estimated to cause between 750,000 and one million human deaths per year.
In the United States, there have been 376 alligator attacks between 1948-2004 (56-year period) which average out to 6.7 attacks per year. Of those, only 23 were fatal so that averages out to . 4 fatalities a year which is far less than Australia's 1.9 fatalities per year.
Since the hippo is taller than the saltwater crocodile, it could pick it up with its teeth, bite, stomp and fling the crocodile. A few repeats of this, and the crocodile is already dead. While the crocodile can launch a surprise attack in the water, the hippo will likely win in a fight.
Orcas are the real apex predators of the ocean. Killer whales may be the only animals on our list that actually prey on great white sharks. Otherwise known as orcas, these intelligent mammals belong to the dolphin family and are probably the top predators in the entire ocean.
If the fight were to happen on land, a rhino might have the upper hand against a saltwater croc because it is more used to living on land. However, if a fight started close to the water or in the water directly, the crocodile would likely defeat the rhino.
A tiger shark would almost always kill a crocodile. Tiger shark wins 9 times out of 10. In the open water, the tiger shark will always have the advantage over the crocodile.
The alligator can bite and thrash, and it might do some damage to the shark. However, the initial bite from a shark, which is almost guaranteed to land, will do such immense damage to the alligator that it won't be able to effectively fight back.
And once that paralysis hits your diaphragm and rib muscles, you only have a few minutes before you suffocate to death. No, the fastest-acting venom on Earth belongs to the Australian Box Jellyfish or sea wasp. It's not the most potent venom out there. But encounter one of these guys and you'll be dead in 15 minutes.
2. Mosquito. Clocking in at just three millimeters at their smallest, the common mosquito, even tinier than the tsetse fly, ranks as the second most dangerous animal in the world.
"Saltwater crocs have the strongest recorded bite force of any animal on the planet — [the] kind of force can easily crush a human skull," Frost said.
The Australian saltwater crocodile is the largest and most fearsome of today's species. Specimens can live for more than 100 years, can grow to 7 m (23 ft) and weigh more than 1 tonne (1.1 ton)!
But how quickly can they run? Most crocodiles can achieve speeds of around 12 to 14 kph for short periods, which is somewhat slower than a fit human can run. Don't believe the hype - if you're reasonably fit, you can definitely outrun a crocodile!
A fully grown saltwater crocodile would win a fight against the largest bears. Size matters in these fights and crocodiles have that advantage. Bears are undoubtedly strong, but they've never faced anything like a crocodile to know their weaknesses.
Saltwater crocodiles are longer than most anacondas and heavier, too! An anaconda is a snake while a crocodile is closer in morphology to a lizard, even though they are not directly related to them. Crocodiles are heavier and faster than anacondas both on land and in the water.
If a hungry tiger decides to attack an alligator on land, the alligator would have no chance.