ha ha ha hahaaaa, ooh stop it really. crocs have powerful jaws and lots of teeth, while poor old mr shark has to contend with an ickle wickle little nip and only a few blunt peggies on his head. are you Dr. Doolittle.

Back to the main point l think anyone whose too affraid to go to OZ because of the wildlife is just plain stupid.

No afraid to go there (have been a few times). I just wouldn't want to live there among the killer wildlife

I feel cheated by Australia. We were in Cairns, Point Trib, and on the south coast. We went snorkeling and swimming. We filled some jerry cans and drove as far inland as they and half a tank of petrol would take us from Cairns. We saw lots of wildlife but nothing bit us. Nothing even menaced us.

tongue in cheek but funny if you know the place!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDhmdbVk0l4

so this is what the gist of your argument has ended up as is it, thanks.

You do have to get out of the vehicle.

Not even the locals?

See, even his bite doesn't hurt.

Go to Australia - it's warmer.

.......but full of Australians

On the surface, Australians could be perceived by some as more irritating than Canadians, but to do them justice, they don't believe that ice hockey is the ultimate answer to life, the universe & everything ... plus I still contend that Australia is warmer than most parts of Canada.

And sharks and spiders etc. apparently.

Alberta is kind of dry for sharks ... but we do get rattlesnakes, black widows, scorpions, wolves, grizzly bears and cougars ... but they hardly ever kill people.

Give me Ice Hockey over Cricket any day