Animal Population
Most Dangerous Animal by State 2026
State | Most Dangerous Animal↓ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Hawaii | Yellow-bellied sea snake |
 | Arkansas | Whitetail deer |
 | Ohio | Whitetail deer |
 | West Virginia | Whitetail deer |
 | Pennsylvania | Whitetail dear |
 | Oklahoma | Western pygmy rattlesnake |
 | Arizona | Western diamondback rattlesnake |
 | Iowa | Wasps |
 | Connecticut | Timber rattlesnake |
 | Kansas | Timber rattlesnake |
 | Rhode Island | Tiger shark |
 | Missouri | Tick |
 | California | Southern Pacific rattlesnakes |
 | South Carolina | Southern copperhead |
 | Georgia | Pygmy rattlesnake |
 | North Dakota | Prairie rattlesnake |
 | Delaware | Portugese man o' war |
 | North Carolina | Portugese man o' war |
 | Oregon | North American black bear |
 | New Mexico | Mountain lion |
 | New York | Mosquito |
 | Colorado | Moose |
 | Maine | Moose |
 | New Hampshire | Moose |
 | Vermont | Moose |
 | Nevada | Mojave rattlesnake |
 | Idaho | Grizzly bear |
 | Montana | Grizzly bear |
 | Washington | Grizzly bear |
 | Michigan | Eastern massasauga rattlesnake |
 | Louisiana | Eastern diamondback snake |
 | Indiana | Eastern copperhead snake |
 | Alaska | Dogs |
 | Illinois | Coyote |
 | Minnesota | Coyote |
 | New Jersey | Coyote |
 | Utah | Coyote |
 | Mississippi | Cottonmouth snake |
 | Maryland | Bull sharks |
 | Virginia | Bull sharks |
 | Alabama | Black widow spider |
 | Nebraska | Black widow spider |
 | Tennessee | Black bear |
 | Wisconsin | Black bear |
 | South Dakota | Bison |
 | Wyoming | Bison |
 | Kentucky | American black bear |
 | Massachusetts | American black bear |
 | Florida | American alligator |
 | Texas | Alligator |
