1. The longest snake in the world is the reticulated python, the longest on reliable record being just under 30'.

2. A whale shark's skin is 6" thick.

3. The largest fish ever to swim the oceans (that we know of) was the carcharadon megalodon, a giant shark averaging about 45-65'.

4. The snake with the longest fangs is the gaboon viper. The longest fangs ever recorded were 2" long from tip to the mouth lining.

5. A great white shark can smell a single drop of blood in 10,000 gallons of water from miles away.

6. There are only 2 creatures on this planet that have been known to actively hunt and eat humans as a food source: bengal tigers, and polar bears.

7. Gorillas were the last primates to be seen using tools.

8. Contrary to popular belief, the komodo dragon is not venomous. Its saliva carries more than a dozen lethal bacteria, however, including salmonella, so you're still screwed if you piss one off.

9. Chameleons do not really change their coloring to exactly match their surroundings. They are limited to a reddish brown color, green, and a yellow-green these can vary from species to species.

10. For some reason, mules cannot reproduce.

11. The largest cat in the world is no longer the siberian tiger. The title now belongs to a liger, a combination of a male lion and a female tiger, named Hercules. (Since I know you all love cuteness, I will attach pictures of liger cubs.)

http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~gwang/lj/liger.jpg

http://www.lovinghands.com/images/Ligers/liger.jpg

12. Falling coconuts kill more people every year than shark attacks.

13. The fastest snake in the world is the black mamba, and it has been recorded reaching speeds of up to 20mph, and will chase anything that comes withing 75' of it. The fastest human ever reached a top speed of about 30mph. Average human walking speed: 3mph. Do the math folks.

14. There is no treatment for the venom of the yellow-lipped sea krate.

15. A small jellyfish found in australia called the irikanji is so deadly that if even one is known to inhabit waters off a popular swimming coast, the entire beach will be shut down. There is no way to stop the pain, not even morphine.

16. Racoons are not really washing their food/hands when dipping them in water they do not possess salivary glands and must wet their food before consuming it.