From the US here, and even just thinking about living in FLORIDA with all the alligators?
Dam, hell nah! That’s seriously so scarey and crazy to think about living with.
Not sure if you heard about this story. Was back a little before this February I think. But a 20 something guy spotted a 14 foot long alligator in Florida with half a woman’s body in its mouth.
He ran to the fire house which I guess was right there, police came…etc. info below if you want to know more. Tragic and terrible. This was pretty shocking. My draw dropped. It’s not something you hear about everyday here. So I’m just assuming is this something y’all deal with daily ?
https://youtu.be/wboR4wEFZNs?si=1Kx-wDe0jM-Fqu04
I just imagine that this is something y’all deal with everyday? Idk I could be wrong. Not trying to be ignorant here. I mean I give y’all props for sure.
What’s it like there regarding dangerous animals, attacks, poisonous bugs and snakes? How do you live harmoniously along side that?
Australian cities and towns are really no different from anywhere else- almost completely devoid of wildlife. We exercise basic caution- check your boots before you put them on if you leave them outside, don’t go charging through long grass and swim between the flags.
Outside of the occasional croc attack from someone going into water with literal signs saying they shouldn’t in remote areas of the country, and the rare snake or shark bite there’s really nothing out here to get you. Certainly nothing that actually hunts you.
The US has mountain lions, rattle snakes, moose, alligators and bears, I’m good.
https://youtube.com/shorts/c4TO2E-vYX8?si=AheJCIvRIuGwCJWT
YouTube short. It’s a guy getting stalked by a cougar. He shot at it twice. My God it’s intense.
Yea bears? Fuck that. Fuck that for sure. Have you heard of the grizzlieman?
There are many species of deadly things in Australia, but it’s very rare to encounter them in daily life.
I’m 40 and I’ve only seen a snake a handful of times while out hiking, and they’re usually trying to get away from me.
If you leave your shoes outside overnight you have to check them for spiders.
But apart from that it’s rare to encounter the deadly things in Australia. And when you do, they’re not trying to attack you.
That’s a relief it’s good to know y’all are safe and stuff.
The biggest threat is cars. America has bigger cars and also guns. So generally I feel much safer in Australia.
Other people already gave good answers but I’ll also add that Australia is a massive country with lots of different climates and biomes. Where you live makes a big difference. For example, on the eastern coast people have to take care at the beach during jellyfish season, whereas where I live down south the water is colder so jellyfish are extremely rare and those that exist are non-deadly. People living in the north need to take care for crocodiles in some regional areas - they literally do not exist outside of a zoo in my state.
The few dangerous animals that actually live near metropolitan areas are rarely dangerous in practice because we are taught how to identify and behave around them from a young age. Even in the unlikely scenario that someone does get bitten, antidotes exist and are readily available. As I said in another comment, the overwhelming majority (86%) of “contact with living things” hospitalisations in Australia are just from people and dogs.
There is an ama?
Australia is mostly harmless if you live in a major city where most people spend all their time. Very few people live anywhere near a crocodile. There are no bears, big cats or wolves.
I have no stats, but I feel like you’re more likely to be bitten or killed by someone’s dog.
Occasionally a shark will kill someone but that’s also rare considering how popular the beaches are.
As for spiders and snakes, well our cities have been mostly sterilised of other lifeforms except some birds and a possum or two.
There are a few places where you need to keep your distance from cassowaries or dingos.
Here are some statistics. As you correctly guessed, dogs and humans account for the overwhelming majority of hospitalisations - 86% altogether.
Half a point to me. I forgot about the most dangerous animal.
Interesting thank you. What is a cassowaries?
A cassowary is a big flightless bird that lives in northeastern Australia. They look cool and lay cool coloured easter eggs. Some people occasionally get kicked by them which you don’t want to happen because of their big claws.
When people say the dinosaurs are extinct;
“Nah bro, they just evolved. Have you seen the Cassowary?!”
