Australia Has Scary Animals

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Australia has scary animals. From snakes to drop pandas to even more snakes these are the 17 SCARIEST Animals in Australia. Answer 1 of 5. If you need to squish a spider with your shoe you can do so in Australia.

The dangerousness of Australian animals is vastly exaggerated and overstated. Within Australian waters at least 182 species of sharks have been observed of which only 3 varieties are known to have fatally attacked humans being the Great White Shark the Tiger Shark and the Bull Shark. As well as haemo-toxins and neurotoxins the venom contains dermatonecrotic substances which cause skin-scarring.

Likewise the ground in Australia is absolute not a living carpet of snakes. That would be far more terrifying knowing you could walk into one of those at any moment. This jellyfish is found in northern Australian waters and has caused more than 70 deaths here since 1883.

Although males can reach up to 7 metres in length in reality any length over 5m is rather rare. The uninitiated would definitely be surprised to discover that Australia is actually home to a lot of scary and dangerous beings. They like to explore malls terrifying shoppers.

Sharks lurk throughout the continents waters including some lakes fatally attacking humans more than anywhere else in the world. The real top ten dangerous animals in Australia 10. Case in point the 6 animals mentioned below are definitely among the most terrifying youd ever encounter.

Id rather take my chances walking around in the Australian outback than take my chances in doing the same in Africa where you have lions hippos hyenas elephants etc. They can grow so big they can lift a fully grown wallaby. So take a look at 10 creepy creatures from Australian folklore that have terrified the country for.