A crocodile has an incredibly strong bite force that is considered one of the strongest in the world. Its bite force is measured in pounds per square inch (psi), and this reptile has one that is 3,700 pounds. This psi is three-and-a-half times more powerful than a lion, whose bite force is 1,000, and 25 times more powerful than a human. Lions may seem quite dangerous, and they are, but they are responsible for fewer deaths worldwide than that of a crocodile.
Lions have killed about 250 people, while this reptile kills around 1,000 humans per year. Lions aren’t the only animals that crocodiles are more dangerous than. A crocodile attack is not only considered more deadly, but attacks are also more frequent. Even a shark, with a higher bite force of 4,000 psi, isn’t considered as deadly as a crocodile, and the yearly deaths attributed to sharks are comparatively lower, around 10.