Danger Downunder
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Danger Downunder
For everyone out there worried about spiders, snakes and things that go bump in the night have a read of this article on the BBC site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4308034.stm
Between 1980 and 1990 the number of human fatalities due to flora and fauna was:
20: Bee stings
18: Snakes
12: Marine animals (excl. crocs and sharks)
11: Sharks
8: Crocs
1: Spider
During the same period there were 32772 killed in road accidents and 19 killed by lightning strikes, kind of puts it all into perspective.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4308034.stm
Between 1980 and 1990 the number of human fatalities due to flora and fauna was:
20: Bee stings
18: Snakes
12: Marine animals (excl. crocs and sharks)
11: Sharks
8: Crocs
1: Spider
During the same period there were 32772 killed in road accidents and 19 killed by lightning strikes, kind of puts it all into perspective.
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Re: Danger Downunder
Originally Posted by Flying Banana
kind of puts it all into perspective.
Nicky
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Re: Danger Downunder
Originally Posted by Nicky & Dave
Not if you were one of the 70-odd killed due to flora and fauna it doesn't!
Nicky
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Re: Danger Downunder
Originally Posted by Flying Banana
For everyone out there worried about spiders, snakes and things that go bump in the night have a read of this article on the BBC site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4308034.stm
Between 1980 and 1990 the number of human fatalities due to flora and fauna was:
20: Bee stings
18: Snakes
12: Marine animals (excl. crocs and sharks)
11: Sharks
8: Crocs
1: Spider
During the same period there were 32772 killed in road accidents and 19 killed by lightning strikes, kind of puts it all into perspective.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4308034.stm
Between 1980 and 1990 the number of human fatalities due to flora and fauna was:
20: Bee stings
18: Snakes
12: Marine animals (excl. crocs and sharks)
11: Sharks
8: Crocs
1: Spider
During the same period there were 32772 killed in road accidents and 19 killed by lightning strikes, kind of puts it all into perspective.
Killed by a killer sponge :scared:
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Re: Danger Downunder
Originally Posted by phoenixinoz
Bleedin hell....wot were these then if this excludes crocs and sharks?
Killed by a killer sponge :scared:
Killed by a killer sponge :scared:
This group includes box jellies, stonefish, blue-ringed octopus and cone shells
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Re: Danger Downunder
Originally Posted by walaj
per article:
This group includes box jellies, stonefish, blue-ringed octopus and cone shells
This group includes box jellies, stonefish, blue-ringed octopus and cone shells
Apparently though, box jellyfish are Queensland way aren't they?
And talking of octopus, I saw some baby ones in a jar in the supermarket last week. Could see all its suckers
Ewwwwwwwe..
I nearly threw up
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Re: Danger Downunder
Originally Posted by phoenixinoz
Was kiddin
Seen several octopuses on dives, best one in Aug that was out on a ledge and got a good piccy too (that was in British waters).
Also seen stonefish, but not the rest. Would not mind with the exception of the jellyfish.
Sea snakes are suppose to be v vemenous, but they can't get their mouth wide enough to bite a human (not like that piccy of a (land) snake eating a kangaroo on the another thread recently )
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Re: Danger Downunder
Originally Posted by walaj
(not like that piccy of a (land) snake eating a kangaroo on the another thread recently )
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Re: Danger Downunder
Originally Posted by walaj
sorry being a bit slow today
Seen several octopuses on dives, best one in Aug that was out on a ledge and got a good piccy too (that was in British waters).
Also seen stonefish, but not the rest. Would not mind with the exception of the jellyfish.
Sea snakes are suppose to be v vemenous, but they can't get their mouth wide enough to bite a human (not like that piccy of a (land) snake eating a kangaroo on the another thread recently )
Seen several octopuses on dives, best one in Aug that was out on a ledge and got a good piccy too (that was in British waters).
Also seen stonefish, but not the rest. Would not mind with the exception of the jellyfish.
Sea snakes are suppose to be v vemenous, but they can't get their mouth wide enough to bite a human (not like that piccy of a (land) snake eating a kangaroo on the another thread recently )
Never seen a stonefish. Are they the fish that look like stones [doh ] and are higly venemous if you stand on them?
Sea snakes, my last boss was a deep sea diver and used to go all over the world. Apparently, she was diving off the GBR....and as she came up for air a sea snake was centimetres away. She hadn't seen it but her partner was motioning to her and looked as white as a sheet....anyways all was well.Apparently they are not agressive, thankfully [she was a lovely boss ]
Yes, I saw that piccie of the snake pulling a kangaroo out from the water. Is it real do you think? Looks suss to me
Anyways, been here ove a year and the most dangerous thing I've seen so far.....is my face first thing in the morning