Ah, but if it is a pit shitter in the outback who knows whats going to come up and bite you on the backside. One thing for sure, it's unlikely to be a bear.

Sure.

It seems though that, statistically, one is more likely to be injured driving a vehicle in England than bitten by a snake in Australia. Would this be a reason not to live in England? (accepting of course that there are many more reasons not to want to live in England)

depends if it's spiderman or just the run of the mill redback

That's why I don't live in OZ - as the very old song goes "I don't like spiders and snakes".............................

what are road deaths like in aus though? i've seen mad max, its looks bloody crazy to me.

i don't want anything biting me on the arse, or anything else around there for that matter. its alright for you girls, but us boys have things dangling into the pot when we sit down you know, and for those of us who dangle a lot that must look pretty tempting to a spider.

http://www.imeem.com/msbeckyboop/mus...rs-and-snakes/

Or the attached if linky don't work.

What's this VERY old, it's only mid-70's for goodness sakes.

Old is 40's or 50's.

I think you might have a bit of a problem. Does your wife have to deal with creepy crawlies at home?

<snigger>

I make this point a lot. It seems quite common for people to say they wouldn't live in Australia because of the spiders and snakes but I have lived in a few places in Australia and I have only ever seen one snake, a handful of lizards (crossing the road in the bush usually as you drive towards them) and I think three venomous spiders. It is not a reason not to live in Australia. And unlike bears, none of these insects actively hunt people either.

I just make the point that you can live in both Canada and Australia without risking your life every day with deadly creatures. You're more likely to get beaten to death by a scumbag or run over by a drunk in either place!

[QUOTE=hereandthere;8115577] And unlike bears, none of these insects actively hunt people either.

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Bears are actively hunting people in Canada? Really?
I have cartoon bears jumping out on hapless campers running through my head.

Ok, so my experience of Canadian bears is limited to BC bear watching trip and I have never been to Oz, but for those who would like to see bears who weren't hunting people, this was a good BBC doc

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00np2gk

Might not work for those of you not in UK.

[quote=Bali2010;8115586] Yep, they are standing behind trees waiting for hapless tourists, ready to pounce

Was it really? well I remeber it well then! although I was a kid at that point in time.......vhave to say I still love listening to 70's music.........

just as I was about to offer as well..............

yes i do, but no she doesn't. i'm one of these people who spend 10minutes trying to get it to crawl on some paper then flick it out the door so i don't have to touch it.