We are so used to thinking our cats are adorable that we forget they’re actually descendants of big cats like lions and tigers, who are in fact very scary.
They are natural-born hunters and they have the body, muscle and other equipment just like their wild cousins.
And, one of the most lethal ‘weapons in your kitty’s hunting arsenal is their claws – or as some call them their ‘murder mittens’.
On Reddit at the moment there is a page called “Murder Mittens” where people post photos of the kitties showing off their scary but cute claws.
Scroll down to see some shockingly adorable snaps of scarily cute cats and let us know in the comments which one is your favorite.
1. Paws
2. I guess we’re not cuddling
3. Fear me hoomans
4. Mr Bob showing off his weaponry while having a stretch!
5. Smol floofy murder mitts
6. Give me a hug, I promise it won’t hurt
7. Yoshi, the panther
8. I thought she looked familiar…
9. As I was leaving work my co-workers told me I had a cat in my truck’s engine bay. Meet Fjord The Mighty Huntress
10. Nap time with mittens
11. Mittens and tufts
12. Very unique
13. Testing out my claws
14. Baby Bella’s lunchtime. One months old and rescued from the trash. Direct descendant from Toothless
15. Murderwebs
16. Like a godly hand
17. Stretching the mittens
18. Look at that attitude, how adorable and fear at the same time
19. Illegally tiny and adorable murder mittens
20. Someone’s ready for dinner
21. Presenting a solo murder mitten
22. Gizmo’s 18 year old grandpa nap mittens
23. When the murder mittens aren’t enough
24. Discovering her deadly mittens
25. Meet Uno. He’s basically a Bond villain
26. Izzy just discovered that she’s a cat
27. The smallest murder feets
28. What a tiny paw, with claw
29. Don’t mess with the mother
30. Lucipurr
31. Epic mitts
32. Bebe Precioso
33. Murder mittens and a tooth for good measure
34. He sees you when you’re sleeping he knows when you’re awake…
35. Don’t mess with me
36. Good morning murder mittens
37. Press on the beans and you get the means
38. Hungry murder
39. Very Smol
40. Teeniest murder mittens
41. Holding pause with a side of claws
42. My favourite baby photo
43. I’m gonna get ya
44. I couldn’t help myself, I had to poke the beans
45. Day old murder mittens
46. This one is mine
47. Graybeard, he let me spoil him for 12 years – it was a privilege
48. Ready to strike
49. Lil’ Murderer
50. I’m scary
