Welcome to our home where we have more deadly animals than any other country in the world. Doesn’t that make you feel good? Yes, we have many many snakes, to welcome you into the Australian bush and often say g’day to you in your own backyard or in my sisters case, made a visit to her bedroom door and she lives in they city. That’s real hospitality.
Our spiders like to greet you on the toilet seat or anywhere else as they are very friendly. We know you have come here for our beaches so really watch out and make yourself known to the blue-ringed octopus and did I mention sharks and stingrays? These can all be found cruising around waiting for a chat.
10 most dangerous animals in Australia
1. Box jellyfish
2. Honey bee
3. Irukandji jellyfish
4. Bull shark
5. Eastern brown snake
6. Saltwater or estuarine crocodile
7. Sydney funnel web spider
8. Blue-ringed octopus
9. Coastal taipan
10. Common death adder
One of our famous movies was Crocodile Dundee, because these are more of our inhabitants that are considered dangerous.
Some of our native animals are not deadly at all, but our kangaroos like to jump in front of your car if you are driving at dawn or dusk, because they are our national treasure and it would be impolite not to welcome you Down Under. The wombats also like to join them in greeting you at your car. Our beautiful koala bears love you so much that they there unique way of showing you attention is to scratch you and then to piss on you. .. they are so adorable.
Our dingoes love babies, just ask Lindy Chamberlain. Our camels, yes we have a huge amount of camels in the outback, just like spitting at you to greet you and our emus, well they are a little odd and may pack your cheek ..hard, but that is because they love visitors so much.
Just because we have a lot of deadly and affectionate animals in Australia, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t visit us.
Wow Paula, this brought me back to my first Oz visit, when I was freaked out by a huge huntsman spider! Then I remember running into a herd of wild camels while driving in the outback, and being totally freaked out! Thanks for hosting #wkendtravelinspiration with us!
I think we are immune to these; we see a huntsman merely as a sign of rain and tend to ignore them. I guess it is what we gee up with.
It always amuses me that Australia has such a reputation for dangerous animals – especially in the US. I think Steve Irwin has a lot to answer for there. But seriously we don’t have bears!. We get funnel-web spiders in the back garden occasionally and frankly I would take a funnel-web over a bear any day of the week.
I will take the spiders over the snakes – I will never get used to them. Bears? Interesting
LOL – you are not encouraging me to cross the ditch anytime soon. Actually I loved this post, had a smile on my face with every word, except when I cringed. I had no idea those adorable koalas had a mean streak.
Actually, the girls just asked if we could go to Oz for the first school holidays.
Come to Australia Rhonda – I will protect you all. 🙂
A kangaroo my son was petting at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park didn’t appreciate the attention and turned around to hit him on the face. Not what we were expecting!
Not surprised at all. I guess because we grew up with all of these lovely animals, we are a little more aware of their capabilities. I still wouldn’t turn my back on any of them
I’d love to see the kangaroo and adorable koala bears …. the snakes and spiders … I can’t!
You can’t have one without the other Rachel. Ok, you sound nice, yes you can
I love the idea of “affectionate” much more than “deadly”. Did you know that when we were up in the Daintree we saw a “brown” snake? Our guide told us it was one of the most deadly snakes you have. As much of a wildlife buff that I am, you would be proud. I did not go up to get a closer look.
I detest snakes. I remember a brown snake coming into the playground at a high school I was teaching at in the inner city. The kids were going “Miss, Miss” .. my reply “you are on your own’. I believe that young adults need to be nurtured to take responsibility 🙂
I made a quick stop by on the way through Paula but owe you and your country a visit. Why? Australia has a bit of everything really, from beauty, to deadly animals, to fun people to all sorts of varying landscapes. I crept around out hotel in Sydney; right by the airport so I wasn’t out by the sticks but geez, I was well aware that little critters can make their way into urban spots. As for now, I’ll live vicariously through the spitting cobras and pythons in Jimbaran, Bali, where we’re headed in 2 days 😉
Thanks for the fun share Paula and keep on inspiring!
Ryan
Ryan, you need to come to Australia. We were in Jimabaran last week and are currently in Ubud. I love Bali.