There are a lot of dangers out there that we need to look out for when we get into the wilderness, both now and when SHTF.

There are undesirable people that could try to hurt our families and us and take everything that we've worked so hard to put together.

There is unusual weather that could roast us alive or cause us to freeze to death or even rip us apart with shrapnel from the wind.

There are even the more mundane things like hunger and disease that could break our bodies down gradually until we are nothing but a shell of what we once were.

One aspect that many people don't think about are the dangers posed by the creatures that call nature home: the animals that inhabit any of a great variety of habitats.

There are animals which we know are dangerous, like the wolf and the bear, but there are also animals we don't think of as threats. These are the animals that can really mess up our day.

Check out a top ten list on the next page of most harmful, harmless creatures on the planet.

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