As fascinating as Australia might be, the Land Down Under is not without dangers, especially when it comes to the rich fauna. When choosing to travel to Australia, be sure to consider all the continent has in store, especially poisonous or lethal animals.
1. The Box Jellyfish
One of the most extremely lethal animals in the world, and implicitly Australian, often found on the continent. Found on the coast alongside the Great Barrier Reef, the box jellyfish possesses an extremely powerful venom. The stings are terribly painful and often fatal.
Be sure to include a bottle of vinegar in your first aid kit if you’ll be traveling in areas abound with these jellyfish. Vinegar applied for 30 seconds to the sting, then removing the tentacles with a towel, will reduce the damage. But you will need to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
2. The Taipan
The taipan is a large, fast and highly venomous snake often found throughout Australia. The taipan has the most toxic venom out of all the species worldwide, has a dark brown color and is often found in sugar fields where it hunts for rats. The snake is usually found in the far north of Australia, in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, where the winter is mild. Taipan’s usually stay away from people but once cornered or threatened, they strike several times.
3. Saltwater Crocodile
The largest living member of the crocodilians and reptiles, the saltwater crocodile can grow up to 18 feet (5.45 meters) in length and is often found in Thailand, Vietnam and Northern Australia. They have been known to take on animals such an adult water buffalo and have often attacked people. It is usually well camouflaged both underwater or on dry land and strikes at an amazing speed. Its most powerful attack – the death roll – consists of grabbing its prey and rolling powerfully until it dies.
4. Blue Ring Octopus
Another serious threat for those that wish to explore the waters of Australia is the blue-ringed octopus – one of the most toxic sea creatures in the world found off the coast of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Even though the octopus is only the size of a golf ball, there is no known antidote for its powerful venom. It causes motor paralysis, eventually leading to cardiac arrest. First aid treatment consists of pressure on the wound and mouth-to-mouth breathing that can last for several hours.
5. Stone Fish
Known as the most venomous fish in the world, the stone fish lives on the bottom of the reefs, camouflaged as a rock. It lives above the Tropic of Capricorn but can be found in the Queensland Great Barrier Reef as well. It’s venom comes from the dorsal area, that is lined with 13 spines, causing shock, paralysis and tissue death depending on the severity of the sting. First aid consists of immobilizing the venom by bandaging the affected area then applying a hot compress. The pain is said to be so excruciating that it lead to amputating the affected limb.
6. Red Back Spider
This species found all over the continent is Australia’s most famous deadly spider. The red striped spider has a neurotic venom that induces severe pain, however, deaths are rare. Thousands of people are bitten but only approximately 20% of the victims require treatment. Generally, the children and the elderly are the most exposed to the spider’s threat. This is one of the few spider species that displays sexual cannibalism while mating.
7. Brown Snake
There are several types of brown snakes but the Pseudonaja is the genus commonly found in Australia. Known as one of Australia’s most deadly creatures, the brown snake has a venom which quickly kills if it goes untreated. Even young snakes are capable of delivering a fatal bite to humans.
8. Tiger Snake
The tiger snake is another of the many venomous snakes found Australia, particularly in the southern regions. The striped snakes are not generally aggressive and retreat whenever they have the chance. The tiger snake is known as one of the deadliest snakes in the world. Although anti-venom is readily available, mortality rates are around 45% if the bite is left untreated. In most states, the species is protected and any harming or injuring lead to a fine of up to $4,000.
9. Great White Shark
This exceptionally large shark known as the white death is known as world’s largest known predatory fish. They can be found in great numbers on the southern coasts of Australia and, even though they have often been depicted as fatal to humans, they do not target them as a prey. Many of the attacks we’re not fatal, the shark only performing test-biting, out of curiosity. Humans are not a good meal, considering the shark’s slow digestion compared to the human’s muscle to fat ratio.
10. Funnel Web Spider
The darkly colored spiders resembling tarantulas have fangs and chelicerae with ample venom glands, that can even penetrate fingernails or shoes. They can be found in the eastern coast of Australia, New South Wales, Victoria or Queensland. First aid consists of applying a bandage and wrapping the bitten limb. As with other spiders, the main treatment is the anti-venom.
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My son read this and asked what about the “sea wasps”? Apparently, sea wasps are the same things as box jellyfish…
Im from Australia and really think that most people over dramatise the severity of these animals. You might die from them all but whats the chances.
Also you dont do a list starting with 1.. you need to do it as a count down from 10.
What? No mention of Drop Bears? They’ve got to be the most ferocious of all Australian fauna.
nice stuff.
Sea wasps typically refer to small jellyfish that cause a painful sting, but are not fatal or anywhere near as dangerous as a box jelly. Also, the photo above is not of a box jelly. As you can guess by their name, the box jelly has a squarish appearance, not that of a bell or a dome.
Those aren’t box jellies.
Good to see the Tiger Snake make an appearance!
Seen eight out of ten of these. Mind you the croc was in an enclosure
I would have to argue that the Sydney Funnel Web is more well known than the redback.
I saw australian series about navy who was attacked by the box jellyfish and it was scary! I think the guy didn’t make it at the end.
where is andrew symonds?
Folks, these creatures exist here in Australia, but they won’t chase you up the main street of town. Some further research on local fauna, rather than this ’shock horror” list, will pay dividends for the intending traveller. If, after your research, you’re still afraid, then perhaps Switzerland would be a better holiday destination for you.
the snake here isn’t “well known poison in the world”, the sea snake is still rank highest of them all. u did mention that both snake are top of the world, which are silly but I find Tiger snake are serious. mainly because you can’t attack them for defense otherise you get fine. but I can’t tell the different between both of them, I’d like see the whole body of tiger snake.
hi folks,
i’m missing the irukandji jellyfish that’s been found in northern queensland. i was under the impression that this stinger’s venom is even more leathal than the chironix box stinger/jellyfish…
right or wrong? please enlighten me.
i don’t think anybody would be deterred from going to australia by this list…you could make an equally terrifying list about the top 10 most dangerous animals in the united states (great whites, grizzly bears, rattle snakes, black widows, alligators, rosie o’donnell) and i don’t think people are ever deterred from going to our national parks or swimming at our beaches
rosie o’donnell is clearly more dangerous to the death of the human species than anything we’ve got.
i intended to emigrate to australia ,but thaks to this list and a similar countdown i ve seen on discovery chanel , i ve changed my mind…i wonder how do the people live there?u r in danger everywhere..on the land,in the water…..i was so fascinated with australia..it seemed the ideal place 4 everyone…but it seems it s just a zoo filled with dangerous snakes and insects…can u have a normal life there?
I spent 3 months in South Australia of 07. The only thing I saw was a red back spider in a potting plant from the garden in the middle of summer. I did not run screaming, I just let it be, and it let me be. I am going back there and would never let such a list prevent me from going. I am from the N.E United States, and there are no real dangerous animals that could kill you in my general area. I am more worried about the crime rate in the U.S than the animals killing me in Australia:)
I also went to Aussie in 07.And i loved it!And im now in the process of trying to move there.There’s dangerous animals all over this World. Everyone thinks Aussie is the worst place to live because of the poisonous creatures. It’s more dangerous living in the US then it is in Aussie with all the crime.
What a way to over dramatize things
I don’t think the point of this list was to frighten so much as educate. I sure learned some cool things. Kudos.
“The red striped spider has a neurotic venom…”
Does it turn you into Woody Allen
a friend who visited australia told me that some city are more dangerous than the others,from this point of view(dangerous creatures).for ex ,in brisbane there are more insects,lizards,jellyfish than in sydney.could somebody tell me pls if that s true?like i said i think australia is great ,i m in love with it,i m thinking to emigrate there,but i m not really a big fan of that dangerous creatures..and i m not so worried about me as much for my children.a small helpless child is an easier target ..could pls someone tell me the truth?
HEY Aly!Yes,there is more venomous creatures more north like Brisbane Australia then in other places of Australia.I went in Dec of 07 and saw it for myself and heard it from others there.But it is still a beautiful place.I’m in the process of trying to move to Perth,Western now were my fiance lives.
what about koala bears limas or gibsons monkeys exspeiciealie koala bears
I’m looking at moving to Perth, Australia with my husband and two young boys, from Canada. We’ve never been anywhere that we’ve had to worry about poisenous animals. Were we live, we’ve only had to worry about grizzly bears, certain types of wild cats in the mountains but nothing compaired to Australia. What animals do I have to worry about in Perth? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated so I can be fully prepared!
thanks eric…what does your fiance say?did she see something poisenous?
Hey aly…I’ve talked to my fiance about it and she said,Perth is about the best place to live,if you don’t want to be bothered with venomous creatures.She said there is some venomous spiders there but nothing like further up north.I hope that helps you out any.
I like All Kinds of Animals. But like to Know abuot the animals in Austalia. It was a project that my teacher had me to do Thank you for the help
hi eric !thanks for your informations.what about sidney?what do you know about it? is it safe?
Hey Aly!Well,what was told to me from the Aussies last year when I went to Brisbane Australia,was that, the further north you go, the worse it gets with venomous creatures.But I will try to find more info about Sidney for you OK.
…I hate spiders… -.-
these are my favorite they do my job
oh yeah i will come for you
10x Eric,you are very nice…i can’t wait to see what u will find out
You’ll rarely see any of these creatures here in Au. Unless you like to poke around dark, dirty woodpiles — or go wandering around where you shouldn’t be — these creatures keep to themselves and pose no real threat. My son was stung by a bluebottle jellyfish (painful, but harmless), and we’ve seen a redback or two, but seriously — the same types of animals are all over the world. In America you’ve got Black widow spiders, Alligators, rattlesnakes, etc. Not much difference really.
I live in Brisbane. In the city itself, the most likely fatal thing you’ll encounter is bad coffee. I’ve seen plenty of large spiders; they’re generally scary looking, but harmless. I’ve seen a couple of venomous snakes but only while walking through National Parks. On average less than two people do each year of snakebite in Australia. You have far more of a chance being murdered, getting run over by a truck or getting cancer than you do being killed by a snake.
Hi Aly
I live in Sydney and there is not much to worry about. Yeah you get spiders sometimes in the house but mostly depends where you live. If your close to the bush or higher north you have a better chance of getter the more poisonous ones. Here i get blue tongue lizards (there pretty harmless), spiders, and one or two snakes over the past decade in the backyard. Its very rare that its dangerous. Its seriously not a reason not to come here for.
I am glad I live in the U.S.A. mate.
i always have wanted too visit australia although i am only a 13 year old kid that has no money and lives in the United States of America in Indinapolis Indiana.
Oh my Goodness. I lived in South Australia, for 16 years I -lived- in the bush and saw only a couple of spiders and one snake. In my whole sixteen years. And it was a small town made of red dust and leafless bushes. There were more pesky Kangaroo’s than dangerous animals. It depends where you go. For example, we have so many reports of people being killed due to crocodiles. You want to know why? Because people don’t READ THE SIGNS WE PUT OUT. There’s signs at beaches, rivers, places that are KNOWN for endangered species and we tell people. But they don’t listen. Hence the deaths by crocs. Because they want to camp by a ‘beautiful’ river rather than be alive by next morning.
Honestly, unless you’re trekking mid-Australia with Uluru and the wild wild unpopulated areas, you should be fine. And whoever asked if we can have a ‘normal life’ needs to be shot. Just further proves the lack of education in schools. We’re not overwhelmed by animals. And yes, there’s more lizards and reptiles in Queensland, but guess what… lizards aren’t going to kill you. But a Platypus will. (And how often are they spotted?)
Gosh, this is to educate not frighten. Get a grip. You guys have Grizzly Bears, exact same concept.
haha guys ive lived in sydney on the edge of the bush my whole life and ive only ever seen a redback spider anyone asking about koala bears – they sleep sleep sleep eat leaves sleep sleep sleep. and thats all they do all day – they aint gonna hurt ya when they’re sleeping
hi,,,im planing to live in qweensland goldcoast coomera,,ist safe area for kids,,please if someone knows to tell me?
missyeight ,my intention wasn t to offend you ,i ve only asked if u can have a normal life with so many creatures because i ve seen a ‘10 most dangerous from australia’ on the discovery channel and people who were interviewed said something very different on what u r saying.they said lots of people died or they got bitten and never had a normal life after that.i live in europe,i ve never been to Au ,that countdown on Tv was really scary that s why i ve asked for other opinions .thank you anyway
thank you lorelli,i m glad u wrote your opinion..in the end i think we ll choose sydney..is one of the best cities in the world
Wow! I had to write in after reading how ‘dangerous’ Australia was and give my input. I have lived in the US all my life, all over, East to West. My family and I are currently in the process of getting visas to move to AU. Sure I’m concerned about the animals we’ll be moving in, but to an extent. I think no matter where you go you’ll have something. What’s funny to me is that no one (from the US) seems to talk about the dangerous animals we have here in the US. Not only that, they are VERY common in suburbs. I lived in AZ and we constantly had scorpians, black widows and rattle snakes.
Every day you have to check your pool filters for baby snakes as they love the water. These (babies) are the most dangerous as their venom is strongest when they’re young. Rattle snakes aren’t people friendly, but they aren’t afraid of them either. They will go where they please. We find them in the garage, pool box and backyard often. That’s one of the reasons I have three dogs is that they go out first and clear the area. I’m not kidding, I always send my dogs out first, as many people do but you don’t hear about because we’re so used to doing it, it never seems like something to talk about.
And black widows, honestly, we had them all over our back brick fence, but if you leave them alone they will leave you alone.
But, let’s get to my favorite, which is everywhere – the scorpian. These things have no boundaries, only come out at night and can’t be seen till it’s too late. What you do is walk around the house at night with a black light to try and find them as they glow. It’s the freakiest thing to see them on your wall, with a black light, but if you turn the room light on, you see nothing. They are almost invisible most of the time. (My dogs sniff them out pretty well, and again, that’s why most people have cats or dogs in certain areas of the US.) A scorpians venom will kill but a bite can be devastating and leave lasting physical affects. Go to squish one and if it has babies on its back you’ve just squished one but spread hundreds! The bark scorpian is the most dangerous and it’s only about 3cm in length. Not only that, scorpians are most often found in your bed – yep, your bed. Sleep tight
Overall, I think the animals you live with need to be put into perspective. I’m living in the US, we have some here. If I live in AU, we’ll have some there. Point is, you can’t live in fear as there will always be something that can kill you. Just be smart, know how to behave and watch out for the dangers, and what to do if something does happen. That’s the important part, to be knowledgeable, which (I think) is all the original author here was trying to do – give you some knowledge. How you take it is up to you, but knowledge is power.
And look at it this way, more people get killed in car crashes in a day than all these ‘dangerous animals’ combined in 10 years! Heck, if you freak out enough about the animals, you’ll kill yourself from stress.
I’ll take the animals
Hi everyone, dont be scared of Aus, yeah the place might riddled with snakes & spiders but I have come across hundreds & never been bitten, i live on the Central Coast in a suburban area, A Red Bellie Black snake came into the house, it carled up at my pregnant fiance’s feet under the blanket, they just want to be loved. i killed it anyway. i just 5 minutes ago found a big spider hole in my back yard, dug it up & killed the funnell web that was in it, I wouldn’t live anywhear els in the world though, actually mabey Fiji or hawaii
Ma auntys bf is from sydney she was just over visiting his family, wel she really liked it over there and is moving for good she wants me to go with her but i am terrified, see i stay in scotland and there is nothing poisinous ova hear and u got alot of spiders over therea scream wen a c them i just couldnt live there seems to dangerous
Australia definitely has some deadly creatures….but it really depends on where you are. You aren’t going to run into the majority of these creatures in Sydney or Melbourne, even in nearby rural areas it would be rare. However, in amazing places like Darwin, the reality of Saltwater Crocodiles, King Brown Snake and Box Jellyfish is all apparent….even in well populated areas. I personally love it, I witnessed a Saltie floating peacefully in the main harbor!
I like the quote about going to Switzerland if you are scared about the above quoted animals LOL However I have great news we have now Wolves and Bears in Switzerland !!! However I’m soon going to Australia but I’m generally dissapointed to see that sites always try to drive people into being afraid from animals rather than telling you what you can do to avoid getting problems with them. Why do people always consider that animals are in their way as it is actually the otherway round. And I mean in Switzerland you are more likely to get shot if you go in somoenes property without advertising the locals so really I guess we can be quite indulgent with those poor animals that see their natural habitats destroyed by us humans no???
IF PEOPLE JUST KNEW ABOUT THESE ANIMALS AND WERE THEY WOULD LIVE
PEOPLE WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO IF THEY GOT BIT OR STUNG OR HOW TO JUST STAY AWAY FROM THEM.
THAT IS VERY TRUE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS AND PEOPLE HAVE JUST DESTROYED THEIR HOMES BY CUTTING DOWN THEIR FORESTS THAT THEY LIVE IN THERE JUST DEFENDING THEIR YOUNG
AND THEMSELVES ITS NOT THEIR FAULT ITS OURS.
I live in Australia, and only ONCE in my whole life have I ever seen a Funnel Web Spider. ONCE.
Our animals are so overrated by unsuspecting tourists, it is no where near as bad as people think it is.
Heck, I think spiders in Europe are scarier than the ones here.
The biggest killers in Australia today are heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, bowel cancer, suicide and car accidents. The number of people killed by wildlife in australia doesn’t even make it into the top 100 of causes of death in Australia. You have more chance of being murdered than by being eaten. Death by falling coconuts is more prevalent.
hello im mikayla and i think that even though these animals are dangerous if they attack someone they should not be killed! It is unfair and the people shouldnt of even been near them and theyre just doing what animals do! My email is pepsie_02@yahoo.com if you want to chat.
I’ve live here my whole 25 years and i have not seen any of these with exception of the red back which is not deadly or aggressive. i thought i saw a shark once when i was having a surf, it was a dolphin!!! i’ve seen one snake in the wild and it was a harmless diamond python…. there is nothing to fear by coming here, australians are proud of our unique wild life and the only time you will see anything deadly is from behind glass… but if you do remember that they are more afraid of you than you are of them!
I thought I was a chicken sht. but after hearing all fear about bugs and snakes , I’m looking forward to our Au vacation even more . I live in San Francisco, one the most beautiful cities in the world. No poison snakes or spiders but plenty of crime, gangs and murder. A week doesn’t go by when I don’t hear gun shots coming from the local park at night. You’ve got to put into perspective. It will be nice to watch out for a snake or spider rather than ducking bullets, fires or earthquakes. Ain’t life grand
Depends on where you live. The N Coast of Syd to Hornsby is the highest density of Funnel Webs. We get them in the house quite a lot during rain or at night. So don’t listen to people that say ‘you’ll never see one’. Depends on where you live.
hi! i’m going to Australia for a month in the summer to learn more english, and i’m SO excited, but these animals creeps me out a bit… does these animals hurt alot of people? are they harmless if you don’t bother them?
sorry if my spelling is bad (i hope it’s not), but i’m only 13 years old.. =)
Well….we are also contemplating on moving over to Oz (Central Coast)
We have family on the Central Coast, and no one has ever seen a snake or poisonous spider there.
Maybe New Zealand isn’t so bad after all….no snakes or poisonous spiders here!
HI Guys I came across this site as my daughter asked me a question about the sname that bit my dog. It was a brown snake and I live on the Sunshine Coast Queensland in a beachy suburb. I have lived NSW North of Sydney and also The Whitsundays in Queensland. Each area has there own dangers. In NSW I had a funnel Web on the bottom of my pool and a brown snake inside-2 actually but I did live backing onto bush. In the Whitsundays I was aware of the danger in the area ie Jelly fish when in season. Evey season there were a couple of stings but there were also thousands of people in the water every day. If it is the season you canwear stinger suits or swim in enclosures. Crocs in the Proserpine River we caught a baby one in the cast net while fishing and saw some pretty big slides. But you know they are there so dont go swimming. Crocs are only in the North. Snakes and spiders dont come chasing you. They only hurt you if you interfer with them as my dog probably was. My kids are always in the yard never seen one. I saw many Pythons in Airlie Beach but no dangerous snakes. Now on the Sunshine coast I have only seen one red back which I killed and a few snakes. I always swim in the ocean and never been eaten by a shark But have caught a heap fishing. There are heaps of spiders in my house they are Huntsmans and become more like your pets the always seem to be in the one spot. Just a
bit scary when you are on the toilet and you see it near you but they are more scared of you than you are of them. Basically everywhere has there scary creature but you very rarely see them unless you go looking or dig around there territory. I think you will find more deadly creatures in the ocean than on land. It is just because we dont see what there is swimming under us we dont seem to care. And Koalas-I had one walk down a tree in front of me in a shopping centre at Noosa and climb the next tree it was awsome. But if you see one injured on the side of the road dont try and pick it up because it looks cute- it will try to defend itself and you might get some nasty scratches. Call a wildlife rescuer to help it. I would seriously be more scared of the drugged up teenagers getting around these days than the odd spider or snake that you might see slither back into the bush. The most of these I have seen is at Australia Zoo and none of these can hurt you because they are all in enclosures. But if you do visit Aus you could learn something here. BUT I think you should just visit. Because you really wouldnt like it here. It is nowhere near as good as other places. You see if you all come over there isnt going to be any room left and Im already being enclosed in and will have to go outback. Just kidding.
I think that the crocodile is highly overrated. Once my cousin was walking a long a beach and there were these giant rocks that they were climbing over. Because it was dark and they couldn’t see. My cousin kicked them and they justy kept kicking them. Then he and his friends went and slept on the beach not far from the rocks. The next morning they woke up and went to the shops. They told the guy that they had just come from the beach. He said “How many of you were there when you started?” My cousin was like “Six” And they man said “And how many are there now?” My cousin was like “Six” Then the man laughed and said. “Your lucky mate. That beach you came from is Crocodile territory.”
So the rocks they were kicking weren’t actually rocks at all. They were crocs.
ok hi im steph im planning to live in australia but idk i really want to live there beacuse its soooo beautyful i dont really care about the animals after all they are sorta cute except the stonefish it sorta scares me speacily if im going to snorkel i would either want to live in Mackay or Carins so pls tell me about those cities i want to live near the Great Barrier Reeef so yeah australia is a awesome place !!!!!!!
well we are thinking of moving to australia and i was put off because of the spiders n snakes but after reading all the comments i think your right there is more chance of getting run over, killed,or carcrash plus life is too short you just have to be careful and tell the kids what to look out for and not to touch leave it alone or tell someone god we wouldnt do anything in our life if we let little things worry us cant wait to come over
I think that there were more dangerous animals than we can see on this list.
There is one animal who is forgotten. Did you know that sharks have a new generation.
Type in google: New shark generation Indonesia
You can find the shark if u see on shark with 4 legs.
Your 14 year old friend from Germany
Man Drop Bears need the mention…
Crocodiles are SO not over-rated. They can rip you apart in their sleep. Just because you got lucky does NOT mean they are not dangerous.
Yeah good!!! This website is pretty good!!! Crocodiles are more dangerous though.
Hey there, me and my boyfriend are considering moving to Perth, AU in about 6-7months. I’m a big chicken s*** when it comes to bugs, i’m highly terrified of the daddy-long-legs for gods sake (most harmless thing on the planet). A lot of the comments on here point to Perth being a good choice to move to as the australian way of life is so attractive, especially when you live in never-ending-rain Scotland. I was just wondering if there was a best recommended area to rent a house in Perth if you want to try and avoid coming in contact with the local buglife (snakes and such don’t bother me, just the bugs, I know I know, i’m a big whimp). Also I have a great fear of the ocean (not the water, just the stuff in it that wants to sting/dismember/eat you) but would like to try and conquer that fear and finally go snorkeling/swimming on trips to the beach (no point in living not far from a beautiful beach if I can’t swim in the water), is there any advice about oceanic wildlife that’s normally found in the water near perth? Apart from crocs of course, I see one of those, i’m observing from a very safe 500Mtr distance! Many thanks for replies/advice. Si. the_scottish_kitten@hotmail.com
hi , guys i read all your comments but you see thres nothing to be scared of as i am shifting to australia sydney on 3 may sunday
Perfectly stated!!!
Are these animals from Australia?
The Red Back Spider is very ugly and scary
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Where did you get these pitcures’s from they look awesome (exept for the spiders)
I have heard that Irukandji Jellyfish is also one of the deadliest animal in Australia.
is the red-black spider the same thing as a black widow?
-Jack
I’ve heard that in vietnam the eat the saltwater crocodile they eat them but it dosen’t kill anyone. When it is caught.
I don’t really don’t like any kind of crocodile because of their sharp teeth, so i really don’t like the hearing of saltcrocodiles in austrelia.
But i am glad that they are NOT in LONDON!!!
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Nice to see the input about the dangerous creatures in the US…totally agree!
I’m English and now live in Sydney and I can tell you that I have had way more scary situations in England!! we used to get loads and loads of house spiders which are getting bigger every year, harmless yes but they used to scare the hell out of me still. Also every summer the gardens are full of bees and wasps and yes sometimes you do get stung. In my year of living in Oz I’ve only encountered a handful of spiders yet not seen 1 wasp, only a couple of bees and no snakes or sharks. They have their habitats and you just have to know where to avoid. I’m sure I will see many more spiders in my time there but 2 or 3 fairly dangerous ones a year compared to 20 or 30 huge but harmless ones in the UK seems better to me!
hi, me and the family are planing to emigrate to OZ but i am a little concerned for my 6 month old and dog who contantly chase spiders and creepy crawlies. Are there deadly spiders in the home? Victoria is the place were thinking of. I’ve heard you have to check your shoes every day and under the toilet seat. I understand you are more likely to die in a car crash but i fear for my childs safety!
i live in british columbia canada and might mive to australia with my family. honestly i was so scared to move there but i feel comfortable now. here in B.C. your biggest worry is getting a bee sting. bears are perfectly harmless i have been 5 feet from one and it just ran away. they are more scared of humans. the one spider here known as the daddy-long leg is “said” to be one of the most poisonous spiders in the world but it doesnt have any fangs. no one has ever been nittn but one and they are harmless enough to squash it with your hands; nothing scary what so ever. And there are a lot of deer and moose but they are fun to see. Everyone just gets excited to see them. Its si comfortable and care-free to live in B.C. im sort of worried about australia
Sam I live in Victoria and have 3 kids, as far as spiders go here, redbacks are the ones to watch out for, usually found under rocks in the garden etc, My kids used to pick them up and never got bitten but they will bite if threatened. If you leave your shoes outside overnight then check them in case there is a redback….rarely is unless they have been outside for a long time eg weeks, but toilet seats are safe. There was a song years ago that started that story. With three kids, on a farm for some of those years with tiger snakes, red belly blacks and brown snakes in the area, none of us ever got bitten and you rarely saw them. Snakes rarely attack unless threatened and are probably more common than many think but if you see one, just back away or do what I do and watch them. I usually see one or two a year but then I am observant but have never been threatened or bitten even after stepping on one in the dark one night. As your child gets older you just drum into them that if they see a snake, tell a grown up and don’t touch the same as you drum into them to hold your hand to cross the road.
im going to Australia on the 19th… yes these animals are dangerous but there is a 1 in 10 chance that you will be hurt by them. all countries have animals that can really harm you. Australia is such a nice country and these animals make it interesting. there is no point in panicking over them, they are more scared of you than you are of them so you should ignore them and tell someone who can move them.
I’m going to Australia with my wife on the 8th…I just wanted to see pictures of some of these animals just to know what to look for. I live in the dry desert country of Eastern Washington State in the US. We have tons of black widow spiders in our garage (in fact, one time we had a very large one nest up in the bottom of our stroller. We didn’t find the black widow until we were in the middle of Sears department store. We also have lots of Rattlesnakes around us, though I’ve only seen a handful in 30 years. We even had a stray cougar (mountain lion) in our neighborhood, though I’ve never seen one in the wild and I do a lot of camping. Plus, I’ve only seen three bears in the wild and that was in Montana. I teach in an urban middle school with lots of gang members…more of a chance of me getting hurt breaking up a knife or gun fight than by an animal.
ya right like that`s dangerous.
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i hate spiders they give me the creeps but their intresting
THIS SO COOL and micheal jackson is so awsome i love his songs
i have a project on the danjorus animals in austalia i need to find canetodes
hi guset what these are ausome
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i love dangerous animals!
crocodiles are in darwin thats were i live and lots of people got eaten by them and lots of people come 2 darwin 2 see crocs there one of my most fav animals
i love that song that micheal jackson made called the way you me feel
australia rocks just becouse there are dangerous animals dosent mean its bad i mean in usa people get murded
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shennelle and jessica bbf forlife
why do people think dogs are danjerous i mean they are pets so who ever eat dogs better die
u better die chines people or stop eating DOGS!!!!!!!!
i mean dogs are dangreous but if anyone eats them they should all burn in hell.
Another very dangerous spider which is often said to be as dangerous as the funnel web is the Mouse spider. I don’t no exactly where they are found in Australia but are definitely in Central Victoria. They have huge bulbous red fangs and often veer up on their back legs when in danger. The males are less venous than the females, fortunately the females stay underground while the males go out and hunt for food. They are found usually around hay or other bushy areas.
hey, my husbandfound a mouse spider in WA and was playing with it. HE was poking it with a stick and it was very aggresive (yes men are dumb lol) it was only when he took it back to show his boss did he find out its one of the most dangerous spiders are there is no anti venom!
But i have lived in wa on a farm now for 3years and only seen one smake and a handful of spiders if that. I have two small kids and they never been bten by anything
urm……. im nt 4rm australia or us im 4rm england uve gt be confused. is austrlia dangerous!!!!!!!!!!! plzzz tell any1 im soo confused i need 2 rite an essay on it i need advice
the top 5 pound for pound most powerful animals on the planet
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I live in North Queensland which is has 8 of the species listed here. We also have the highest percentage of Australias deadliest snakes. It’s not a problem if you use common sense eg don’t walk barefoot in the bush or stick your hand into logs. However i have had a few ‘moments’ where i nearly stepped on a Taipan or King Brown snake. We don’t exactely have crocodiles wandering the streets. Too much hype!
Australia is very safe, just have common sense people. i,ve seen jelly fish, had red backs, brown snakes in my back yard. and in the ocean just near where i live there have been a lot of great white shark sitings just recently. but do you think anyone is worried at all..no. because they dont go poking around looking for these things, i go camping a fair bit in the bush, only ever seen one snake and a few big non venomous spiders, i’ve actually never been bitten by a spider before ever..lol trust me it’s very safe!!!
not true great whites have had encounters with saltwater crocs all won by the great white shark
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Sam I live in Victoria and have 3 kids, as far as spiders go here, redbacks are the ones to watch out for, usually found under rocks in the garden etc, My kids used to pick them up and never got bitten but they will bite if threatened. If you leave your shoes outside overnight then check them in case there is a redback….rarely is unless they have been outside for a long time eg weeks, but toilet seats are safe. There was a song years ago that started that story. With three kids, on a farm for some of those years with tiger snakes, red belly blacks and brown snakes in the area, none of us ever got bitten and you rarely saw them. Snakes rarely attack unless threatened and are probably more common than many think but if you see one, just back away or do what I do and watch them. I usually see one or two a year but then I am observant but have never been threatened or bitten even after stepping on one in the dark one night. As your child gets older you just drum into them that if they see a snake, tell a grown up and don’t touch the same as you drum into them to hold your hand to cross the road.
hey so i live on the eastern coast of Canada and am going to uni in townsville queensland australia and well i cant stand spiders IN the house kinda thing, not even in canada. there only like one inch or less here and im terrified of em!!! but snakes and spiders outside where they belong kinda thing is no problem for me.
SO, my question is when im living in townsville am i going to have so spiders come in my room that are the size of my hand???? and if yes, how do I NOT make that happen, cuz im coming to australia and those spiders aint stoppin me!!! so like styky tape at all entrances or something????
Sorry I just dont like them in my space eh
Ive lived in Australia for 47 years and ive seen almost all of these animals but probably because I travel a lot. A huge white pointer shark circling our small boat was the scariest but it never attacked and I was in the area they filmed shark footage for Jaws. Ive seen lots of snakes, many have stood up and hissed and turned away, none have ever attacked. I put my foot in a flipper I found at the beach as a kid and felt something and pulled my foot back out. It was a blue ringed octypus but it never stung me. Spiders depend on where you live. Ive seen many huge redback spiders. They look great but Ive never been bitten. The one that didnt make the list is pretty much an Aussie secret but very well known to American soldiers during WW2. Drop bears are like a cross between a Koala and a Tasmanian Devil. You can be walking thru a forest area and never see one but they wait for prey to walk under a tree and drop down and attack from above, ripping your throat with razor like claws and teeth. They rarely attack humans as they wont attack people unless someone is alone. Almost all drop bear attacks are fatal and mostly their attacks get blamed on dingos or crocodiles.
The Blue Ring Octopus looks sweet!!!
My son was researching for “The Most Perilous Animals of Australia” and he saw the pictures of a box jellyfish. He was confused because the jellyfish he has seen was totally different from what he saw here. He stated that box jellyfish has cube-shaped medusae.
And yeah, where are drop bears?
Good one Neil, yes the drop bears. When you think nothing can hurt you and feel real cocky, next thing you know. Blam. Attacked by a drop bear.
These reports go unchecked and covered up because of the damage they do to tourism. The government puts it down to a murder, or worse still, attacks by dingoes. And all these people who tell you their is nothing to worry about, ? Ballony. They live in a unit in the city and are not game to venture away from this inviorment. Mate, my outside house is infested with redbacks, you need to get it fumiagated just to pick up shovel. And snakes,? Mate, go out of the cities, read the reports, dont go off the trails and if you see one, run like hell. They chase you. Crocs, ? Mate, these are not alligators, these suckers eat you alive. Just dont go near any water up north. And you cant swim up north either, it will kill you. Funnyweb spiders, sydney is full of them, and just when you think nothing can hurt you, Blam, the suckers got you. I find it quite funny how people try to make you feel welcome, but they have never been outside their little units. Trust me, if it can kill you in oz, it will. But just remember, all these bad-ass creatures are all protected by law. If you kill one of them , Blam, you will be locked up and probably die in Prison.
P.S also be careful of roos, they will have your guts sitting on the floor in a second if you annoy them. True.
Ive lived in Aus for 10 years now (I grew up in the UK) and I have only int hat whole time seen 1 Red Back spider and that was only because my boyfriend found the web and looked under the house for it. I live in the “outback’ for six months and the closest I came to a snake was when I drove over it.
Its laughable that you wouldnt come here just because of a few animals. It is a beautiful country with lots to offer. I would be more worried about the ferals and bogans than these animals!!!
One thing I would say if you are worried about it is learn about the animals and learn what to do if you are bitten by one. Common sense people!!!
oh really,thy are many animals in world but the most wideness animals..is the they have been describe…really the dangerous animal is the anaconda,the crocodile…… ..they are all dangerous…….. animal..
Ok this year 3 Aussie cities topped the list of most livable cities in the world 1/ Sydney 2/ Melbourne 3/ Perth. I don’t think they would get such high scores if everyone was getting killed at a rapid rate from deadly animals. I have travelled to aprox 40 countries all over the world, Australia is a great place. I would suggest doing a little research on anything that could be a hazard while travelling, animals are no exception. Find out what they look like ,where they live, what to do if you have been bitten and most of all If you don’t disturb them they most likley won’t disturb you. If in the unlikley chance you get bitten or stung in the middle of knowhere, with know one around to help you then I guess your time is up. Happy Travels people!
sea wasps are extreamly dangerous they are renk 2 of the most deadlyest spicies in australia. they are so small you can hardly see them but they kill you within an hour.
I was born and raised in Sydney, am 25 years old and the only thing that’s ever bitten/stung so far are bees and mosquitoes.
I remember red back spider bite me 3 times… it horrible painful…
KEEP OUT OF THEM
I live in aus I have my whole life I see snakes and lizards almost everyday and im petrified of them. I live next to cane feilds I have never ben biten by them they are more scared of u then u are of them yeh we have some dangerouse animals but doesn’t every country.
none of these things i have ever seen in my life, im 13 and live in brisbane! and love animals so will go out searching when im older. nothing anyone heres about australia is true, its peaceful!
the stone fish is cool
im doing this for my school and im doing it for research and so close to finishing the project but i think im going to present it im scared~~~~!!!
i like salt water crocodile and the taipan,great white shark
omg this animals are so scary especially the red back spide and my favourite is the taipan ( snake) because that is one of the rides in jambarooooooooo were u control the actions, lol hahaha well this animals are soo coool !!!
I moved to South Australia some 20 years ago. I’ve lived on the coast for the last 10. Literally on a cliff over the ocean. We have a fair amount of “scrub” around and a very very large open tract of land nearby. This means that there ARE snakes around. Generally brown snakes. We’ve only ever seen 2. One when we were out with our daughter and one we squished with the car.
I see more Koalas, goregous parrots, eagles, Galahs (big loud white/grey bird, rather annoying as they fly in large flocks.) and lizards than anything harmful. I’ve never seen a dangerous spider. Not even when my husband and I go “bush.” Or stay with family in the outback.
For those with kids, I’m raising 5 kids here. I would never raise them anywhere else. I’ve lived in a densely populated part of the UK and I will never, ever swap my beach house by the sea for anything. They’ve been taught what to do if they see a snake, I check our yard before they’re allowed out to play and I always stay with them while they play. Our sun is more harmful to kids than the wildlife. Sunscreen is a most definite must here! Not one of my kids has ever been stung, bitten or attacked. We swim regularly, go bushwalking regularly and generally enjoy this beautiful country.
The key is in knowing what to do if you come across a dangerous animal. With the snakes, we’ve always been taught to just stand still. The one snake (alive) that we encountered was slithering along minding it’s own business. We stayed dead still till we knew it was quite far away. It never attacked us or anything. Another thing, if you have a wading pool or containers of water outside, empty them when you’re not using them. Apparently this entices them to come in. They like the water. My next door neighbour used to have a small water feature in his back yard. He was always getting snakes in his yard. We never did.
Spiders freak me out, no matter how big or small they are, I do not like them at all. They scare me to death!!! But that will never stop me from living here. I have bug spray, they don’t like bug spray, it kills them. So do shoes, newspapers etc. The only spider I will catch and release is our beloved huntsmen. I encourage them to hang around OUTSIDE the house. They love to eat other spiders and insects!
Serioiusly, every country has it’s pros and cons, be it wildlife or weather. Crime or corruption. If we listened to only the cons, we’d all live in private bubbles hidden away from everything and everyone. Australia totally rocks!
I agree i think that wasps can be really bad, especially in the summer.
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The 10 Most Dangerous Animals On The Planet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np7uU42reus