Award-winning writer Grice takes readers on a tour of the animal kingdom--from grizzly bears to great white sharks, tarantulas to tapeworms--that will delight, amaze, and horrify. "A must for everyone even remotely thinking of getting a monkey, a sea lion, or, heaven forbid, a dog."--David Sedaris.

Explore 12 species that you hope you'll never come across, from sharks, snakes, jellyfish, bears, tigers and mosquitoes.

Recalling his childhood encounter with a cougar on his family farm, the author of The Red Hourglass describes the life-long obsession with dangerous animals that prompted his amateur studies with virtually all dangerous creatures, from sharks and bears to alligators and spiders.

Text and pop-up illustrations depict six of the world's deadliest creatures: the scorpion fish, the black widow, the scorpion, the king cobra, the Gila monster and the blue-ringed octopus.

Packed with awesome facts about some of the most deadly animals on Earth.

All over the world, there are animals that use their venom, claws, jaws, and more to take down prey. From ambush killers like crocodiles to lions who stalk and pounce to kill their prey, this book has it all. Up-close photographs of deadly animals readers likely would never see in person, like the terrifying Brazilian wandering spider, accompany detailed facts about how dangerous each animal is as well as their size, body adaptations, and habitat. The relative danger to people is covered, particularly for animals, like hippos, that are known to harm many people.