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| Toadfish - This guy can chomp a toe |
God made this magnificent country with
thousands of miles of sensational coastline, hundreds upon hundred of
the most beautiful white and golden beaches, countless awesome islands, atolls and
reefs with endless seas, rivers, inlets and streams. All this so man
could enjoy.
But then, Mother Nature, who must have
been having a bad day, came along and introduced a myriad of stingy
things (deadly box jelly fish, even deadlier invisible jelly fish: the irukandji, blue octopus, stone fish, butterfly cod, dengue carrying mosquitoes
and scorpions to name just a few) and for good measure all the bitey
things she could think of (sea and land snakes, sand flies, sharks (lots and lots of those),
crocodiles (fresh and salt water), dingoes, spiders and toad fish) just to ensure that man
couldn't go swimming or wandering freely without a challenge or two
or three or......
With snakes alone, there are 384 known
species, 90% of those are poisonous and 25 are deadly. Australia is
the only continent where venomous snakes constitute the majority of
species.
However, there is a positive side:
Australia has the most incredible bird, fish and animal life not to
mention scenery, people and way of life, but some things are designed to keep you on your toes. For the sake of identification, I've included some borrowed photos so you can see what I'm referring to.
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| Funnel web spider |
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| The deadly Irukandji |
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| Salt water crocodile |
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| Highly venomous Taipan |
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| Toadfish |
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| Blue Ringed Octopus |
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| Box Jellyfish |
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