Poisonous animals of Australia
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
However, huntsman are common. They are very big and ugly. They make a mess when you squish them. Some say that they bite, some say that they don't. Some say that they are poisonous, some not.
Do, however, check your mailbox for wolf spiders. They will chase you down the road.
Funny, in all the "love it, hate it" stories, snakes and spiders seldom seem to be a factor.
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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:
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
Back on topic:
I have still not seen anything poisonous yet, I hear about people having Redbacks in the garden but I have not seen any.
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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
And it works
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
Yup in central Sydney more likely to die from a drive by shooting than a redback bite
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
Anyone mentioned the deadly dropbears yet?
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
Those road death figures are very high---a friend over there said Australians were the worlds worst drivers--seems he was right and I was wrong[told him he was exaggerating]
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
If he was in the ACT or Victoria you would have been right
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Re: Poisonous animals of Australia
I grew up in the suburbs near Sydney and dangerous things are few and far between. I mean I know not to go putting my hands under things like BBQ's and not leave my shoes out for days on end but other never. We sometimes get blue tongue lizards in my backyard which will kill me from fright but not a bite.
I often am out on the farm a lot and not so much the spiders but occasionally you will see a snake. I could probably count on my fingers how many times I have seen a snake. However I have some rather scary/funny stories;
#1 as a child I was running through the bush with my friend and her younger brother. me and her brother ran a bit ahead of her and like all 8 year old she calls out to me "you love my brother because your running together" so I turn around and stop to wait for her to catch up. Then I look down and there is a snake wiggling under my foot. Needless to say I didn't care what she said and ran ahead
#2 a few months ago I was leading one of the horses into the stable. It was a little dark in the stable and i had sunglasses on also so couldn't see all that well. As I turned around the horse put its head in a feed bucket and I saw something move in the corner of my eye so I have a closer look and there is a python curled up in the feed bucket. I ran out with the horse screaming like a little girl.
This is on a farm though, wouldn't happen in the city.
I often am out on the farm a lot and not so much the spiders but occasionally you will see a snake. I could probably count on my fingers how many times I have seen a snake. However I have some rather scary/funny stories;
#1 as a child I was running through the bush with my friend and her younger brother. me and her brother ran a bit ahead of her and like all 8 year old she calls out to me "you love my brother because your running together" so I turn around and stop to wait for her to catch up. Then I look down and there is a snake wiggling under my foot. Needless to say I didn't care what she said and ran ahead
#2 a few months ago I was leading one of the horses into the stable. It was a little dark in the stable and i had sunglasses on also so couldn't see all that well. As I turned around the horse put its head in a feed bucket and I saw something move in the corner of my eye so I have a closer look and there is a python curled up in the feed bucket. I ran out with the horse screaming like a little girl.
This is on a farm though, wouldn't happen in the city.