40 Threatening Signs That Don’t Mess With Sugar-Coating

Signs are supposed to have the most basic of practical purposes. They can give directions, for example, or give the name of a street or place. Perhaps they are there to warn us of a potential hazard up ahead.

Sometimes though, a warning sign can instill more fear and trepidation in a person than is strictly necessary. Sure, it's better to be safe than sorry, but who really wants to be told to watch out for falling snakes? I mean, how often is that really happening?

This list, compiled by Bored Panda, is a series of sinister signs that captured people's attention for their slightly threatening nature. Sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes deadly serious, these are the kind of warnings that everyone is definitely taking notice of! Which is, ultimately, the point in putting up signs in the first place.

Scroll down to check them out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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Sign At An Irish Zoo

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40 Threatening Signs That Don’t Mess With Sugar-Coating

Sign At An Irish Zoo

Sarcasm Meets Capitalism

It’s Only Fair

This Sign At My Uncles House

I Noticed A New Sign At My Doctors Office

Slower

Good Advice

At Pittsburgh Zoo - What?

This Corn Maze Sign

Thanks For The Heads Up

I Mean... It’s Not Wrong

Presenting Exhibit A

I Have Well Meaning Neighbours Who Knock On My Door At All Times (All Times) To Inform Me Of Neighbourhood Discord

This Sign

Nope

This Sign Outside A Cabin My Family Is Staying In

Gotta Be Bold To Urinate In Public In Tirana, Albania

At The Hippo Exhibit

This Sign At My Local Orthodox Church

Take A Guess

Alligators Love Kids

Public Service Announcement To All Kids

This Is A Real Sign

At A Nearby Wolf Sanctuary

Crocodile Enclosure At Sydney Aquarium

Seen At My Local Tattoo Studio

Just Another Day In Alaska

Texas, Home Of The World's Scariest Sign

This Is How Our Tigers See You

Trust Me, I Won't

No Idea What It Means But Can't Be Good

Wheeeeeeeeeeeee-Uh Oh!

No Worries, 3 Layers Of Glass Still Remain To Protect You From The King Of The Jungle

My Relaxing Road Trip From Darwin To Melbourne, Australia

A Good Reminder Not To Drown

Killer Coconuts In Oahu Hi

Advertisement For An Anti-Malaria Medicine (1941)

Found This Gem At A Local Bulk Foods Store

Ominous AF

Ummm... Okay?

Scary Ratio

Bringing Health And Safety Considerations To A Whole New Level

Feed A Pigeon Lose A Finger

In Australia, High Is The Second Lowest Fire Danger Rating

On My Jogging Route

Good Morning! Have You Exorcised Your Dog Today?

I’ve Never Seen A Look Of Terror On A Little Sign Guy. Sign On A Commercial Washing Machine

You Know What, I Think I'll Turn Around And Take The Long Way

When You’re 2 Miles Into A Tough Mudder And You Think All Is Going Well Then You Run Past This Sign

Is This Church Threatening To Kill Me?

Um... Are We Still... Are We Still Talking About Ice Cream?

Don't Be A Norman

Key Chain

The Sign Outside My Local Church Is Vaguely Threatening

Cursed Sign

Should I Be Concerned?

Games

Audrius P.

Audrius P.

James Caunt

James Caunt

Word Search

WordroW

Jigsaw

Crossword

Sudoku

Picdoku

Killer Sudoku

Kriss Kross

Word Flower