Poisonous animals of Australia
Jun 12th 2010, 4:53 pm
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Poisonous animals of Australia
How common is it to have a run in with poisonous animals of Australia? Thanks
Jun 12th 2010, 6:29 pm
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
Do you mean human or arachnid?
Jun 12th 2010, 9:40 pm
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
In my experience, not that common. I've lived here 5 years and lived in various places including Central QLD and country NSW. I'm often out walking my dogs etc and in all that time have only seen one snake and no poisonous spiders.
Having said that, I don't go walking through long grass here, don't touch anything covered in cobwebs, don't swim in the sea in various parts during stinger season and don't go swimming out beyond where most swimmers are in potential shark waters!
Having said that, I don't go walking through long grass here, don't touch anything covered in cobwebs, don't swim in the sea in various parts during stinger season and don't go swimming out beyond where most swimmers are in potential shark waters!
Jun 12th 2010, 9:41 pm
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
Some of the ex-pats can be highly poisonous.
Jun 12th 2010, 10:04 pm
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
Jun 12th 2010, 11:53 pm
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
0.4 Australian Capital Territory, Australia
0.6 Victoria, Australia
0.6 United Kingdom
0.7 Queensland, Australia
0.6 Victoria, Australia
0.6 United Kingdom
0.7 Queensland, Australia
Jun 12th 2010, 11:54 pm
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
After 18 years here, I still say that the UK was worse for me for poisonous snakes.
Jun 13th 2010, 12:15 am
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
The 2006 statistics figure of Road deaths per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled, for both countries are:
Not that much different...
Not that much different...
Jun 13th 2010, 1:14 am
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
The 2006 statistics figure of Road deaths per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled, for both countries are:
Not that much different...
Not that much different...
i was showing that next to the supposedly "killer wildlife" in Au that the roads were in fact a much more dangerous place
Jun 13th 2010, 1:52 am
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Jun 13th 2010, 1:56 am
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
but always look under your toilet seat for one of these just incase
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KCm8fGFe0J...s400/pider.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KCm8fGFe0J...s400/pider.jpg
Jun 13th 2010, 2:03 am
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
The 2006 statistics figure of Road deaths per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled, for both countries are:
Not that much different...
Not that much different...
* 0.4 Australian Capital Territory, Australia
* 0.6 Victoria, Australia
* 0.6 United Kingdom
* 0.7 Queensland, Australia
* 0.8 New South Wales, Australia
* 0.8 South Australia
* 0.9 Western Australia
* 1.1 Tasmania, Australia
* 2.6 Northern Territory, Australia
Jun 13th 2010, 2:26 am
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
Why did you only show half of the data set from your own source ?
* 0.4 Australian Capital Territory, Australia
* 0.6 Victoria, Australia
* 0.6 United Kingdom
* 0.7 Queensland, Australia
* 0.8 New South Wales, Australia
* 0.8 South Australia
* 0.9 Western Australia
* 1.1 Tasmania, Australia
* 2.6 Northern Territory, Australia
* 0.4 Australian Capital Territory, Australia
* 0.6 Victoria, Australia
* 0.6 United Kingdom
* 0.7 Queensland, Australia
* 0.8 New South Wales, Australia
* 0.8 South Australia
* 0.9 Western Australia
* 1.1 Tasmania, Australia
* 2.6 Northern Territory, Australia
