The centipede on the other hand is vicious carnivore that runs like crazy and has the ability to inject a poisonous venom into it's prey. The largest of it's kind, the Giant Centipede can reach lengths of up to thirty centimetres, and is not an animal that is toyed with. From creepy crawlers to cats, the rainforest hosts a variety of wild jungle cats. The largest of them being the tiger, although not far behind in size is the jaguar. The jaguar has a tendency to be more aquatic than the tiger, which is not surprising considering it's habitat in the Amazon jungle is as much water as it is land.
Snakes make up another portion of the wild life and are generally a mistaken species.
After learning about them you tend to wonder why so many people fear this animals with such a passion. Of the world's snakes only ten percent are venomous, and of these most would prefer to leave you alone as long as they are not provoked. Snakes are one of the hardest species to spot in the rainforest as they have the perfect camouflage for the forest, and thus makes them excellent predators. One of the more commonly overlooked aspects of the ecology of a rainforest is humans. It is typical for people to think that humans have little or no role in the rainforest.