I wanted to post this before anyone grumbles about me being mean to Australia. I like Australia. It's awesome in a lot of ways. It's got beautiful sights and a variety of creatures that only exist there. It's got Aboriginals that speak awesome languages, including one that doesn't have a left or right because they just use the cardinal directions for everything, and a few people that are still mostly untouched by the outside world. It's got some great things, and is definitely worth a visit.
I just also like to joke about Australia being the place that wants to kill people, because of some of the things about it.
They have crocodiles. Enough said there.
They have sharks, including but not limited to the Great White Shark. Notably, they have the sharks that can walk on land, and the Bull Shark, which can survive in freshwater for a while.
They have at least 3 of the top ten most deadly snakes in the world, which is more than any other single country. The Eastern Tiger Snake, Coastal Taipan, and Inland Taipan. There are also a lot of other snakes that can kill you there, on land and in the water.
They have about half of the top ten most deadly fish in their waters and there are a few others that aren't too far off. Stonefish don't kill many, but they're there. Lionfish are pretty dangerous too. And the Box Jellyfish. And the Blue Ringed Octopus. Irukandji Jellyfish are pretty dangerous too, but not quite the top ten list.
They have at least 3 of the top ten most deadly spiders--The Funnel-Web Spider, the Brown Widow Spider, and the Redback Spider,
And, in some ways more terrifying, there's the Gympie Gympie tree. It's like a stinging nettle times a thousand. One guy who got stung by it, said that he'd rather get shot again. Another said it was like being burned by acid and electrocuted at the same time. It's one of 6 types of stinging tree and considered the worst. Terrifyingly, it actually can spread it's stingers in a cloud that can reach a few miles away. So, you don't even have to worry about touching it, it can still find you.
Porcupine grass covers most of the country and is just a prickly as the creature it's named after, forming impenetrable barriers made of grass stiffer than you.
And if that all wasn't enough, they've got giant spiders that aren't dangerous, Kangaroos that like boxing, the fires that are ravaging everything, and who knows what that I don't know about yet.
So, overall, Australia is great, I love the pictures that get out, but Dude. It's tryin' ta kill ya.
Sources:
Australian Geographic, most dangerous Animals
Lists of Fish
https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/top-deadliest-fish-in-the-world-1674047480-1
https://oysterdiving.com/top-10-most-dangerous-fish-in-the-world/
https://britannica.com/list/10-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-fish
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