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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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Never, so far.

Honestly don't understand the "everything will kill you" meme. In the US there are animals that can literally hunt and kill you, whereas all we have is snakes that might bite you if you happen to walk on it. That's about it. No snake is getting a whiff of you camping and coming to try and eat you.

https://biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/departments/department-of-biochemistry-and-pharmacology/engage/avru/research/avip

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_attacks_in_Australia

I'm more at risk of being in a car crash and dying on the way to work than I am at getting nope-roped in my sleep.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Crocs will absolutely hunt you but for most of Australia that's not a concern since they're a fair way up north. I come across Eastern Browns about once or twice a month when it's warm but other than that it's mostly idiots on the road 🤷‍♂️

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