There is a stereotype in the rest of the world that, in Australia, everything there is out to kill you. But how often have you actually come into contact with something there that could've killed you? (lemm.ee)

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Australia has lots of venomous animals but with an astronomically low mortality rate these days. IIRC the 10 most venomous snakes in the world can all be found in Australia

We don't have any large predators that would actively hunt people, worst case is you'd be messed up by a wombat, kangaroo or boar if you were an idiot towards them.

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