Originally posted by Snoopy

They busted a global ring of paedophiles. The person administering the board was Australian. Not 45,000 Australians



You don't. You rarely see any of the animals in the OP if you live in an urban area. Crocodiles live in the far-north of Australia where the waters are warm and the population is sparse but fatal attacks do occasionally occur... but like sharks, you are in their territory.

Common spiders such as daddy long legs and huntsman aren't dangerous and those in the OP are garden spiders that just happened to catch a tiny baby snake or flying fox in their web. Venomous spiders do exist in urban areas, though, you have to be vigilant (i.e. check out door furniture, don't stick your hand between rocks, check the mailbox before you stick your hand in it etc). Nobody has died to a spider bite since 1979.

The most common snake you'll find in a city (and even then, they're mainly found on the suburban fringe) are non-threatening constrictor pythons which aren't venomous and just eat rats. 99% of deaths to snakes happen in remote locations where antivenin cannot be administered quick enough.

Originally posted by Pop

it really is frightening. any australians here? how do you deal with this?

Originally posted by travis

I'm just gonna say no. The real question is, what is your obsession with Australia? Just a thought, since you've made two threads about it today.

Originally posted by xclusivestylesz

What is the snake eating in the fourth picture?

Originally posted by benyonce

No one dies from spider bites here and we have two of the worlds most dangerous spiders. Also I've never seen anything remotely close to the pictures shown in the op. Y'all should come visit, it's a great country.

Originally posted by benyonce

No one dies from spider bites here and we have two of the worlds most dangerous spiders. Also I've never seen anything remotely close to the pictures shown in the op. Y'all should come visit, it's a great country.

Originally posted by accelgors

actually, death from spider bites in general is incredibly rare, at least in first-world countries. especially since there's an antivenom for most dangerous spiders now (except for the brown recluse, which actually lives in america), there's really no reason to be afraid of them killing you. that doesn't make them any less creepy, but at least they aren't going to be deadly.

Originally posted by abrahamjmr

Originally posted by cypriotpcdfan

Connect the dots.