Langur monkeys, tigers, Joro spiders and tomistomas compete with Asian needle ants, otters and king cobras for first place.

Will top honors be won by water buffaloes, needlefish, toxic crabs, mugger crocodiles, box jellyfish or reticulated pythons?

Cone snails, Asian black bears, red pandas and deadly coral snakes battle Eurasian lynxes, Asian elephants and red lionfish.