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1) Pythons will eat everything. EVERYTHING.
2) Pythons grow to be so big they can lift a wallaby.
3) They also like to explore malls, terrifying shoppers.
4) Snakes can climb up your toilets. No joke.
5) The snakes there can eat other, bigger reptiles.
6) You really need to understand that snakes are everywhere.
7) Even on planes.
8) Flying fox bats can spread diseases.
9) Dingos are dangerous. Even to sharks.
10) But sharks threaten everyone else.
11) Especially surfers.
12) Surfers should also watch out for crocodiles.
13) Then again, most people should watch out for crocodiles.
14) Seriously. Crocodiles.
15) But just to keep some perspective, even the crocodiles are eaten by snakes.
16) THESE are snake food.
17) And humans are food for the ticks.
18) Not to mention all of the other bugs that live there. Like lots and lots of spiders.
19) This is a bucket of funnel web spiders found at a campsite. Each of them can deliver a fatal bite.
20) The spiders aren’t the only problem. Soldier beetles also swarm.
21) But who are we kidding, the flies swarm, too.
22) So do millipedes.
23) These don’t swarm, but there are giant earthworms.
24) These are mole crickets. They are terrifying.
25) Australia also is home to giant, venomous centipedes.
26) There are cassowaries, which are giant, awful birds.
27) Giant jellyfish are a thing that just show up.
28) But if you don’t like the big jellyfish, there are Irukandji jellyfish. They are 100x more poisonous than cobras.
29) Box jellyfish are also pretty terrible, though.
30) Don’t worry, there are other dangerous sea creatures. Blue ringed octopi are extremely venomous with no known anti toxin.
31) Marble cone snail stings can lead to respiratory paralysis and death.
32) Oh, and have you ever heard of stonefish? They are the world’s most venomous fish.
And THIS is what they can do to you.
33) Even if you stay out of the waters, death can come from above in form of hail.
34) Oh, the freshwater swimming holes are pretty scary, too.
Lyrian
If we ever have aliens come visit us. We need to take them to Australia first to establish some galactic street cred.
Elven91
I really hope to be alive when galactic street cred becomes a thing
diagnosedwithquarterlifecrisis
http://imgur.com/ejon8zB
malgalmal
LadyCottonHead
Oh god that's hilarious.
Kenziesrus
I think Australia is the reason they don't visit us. I mean, if they're smart enough to travel that far, they'd be smart enough to avoid it.
mandrea
Alpha-planet
MrBoomstik
This might scare said aliens into a war to cleanse the planet...
iLikeBeerandSquirrels
Brilliant
ProfessionalHugDealer
Or just let them examine humans for a bit. We are some pretty scary fuckers when you think about it
DomNava
i lol`d pretty hard !
GhostRaven
Please don't. They'd probably kill us to make sure it couldn't spread...
Pefar
THERES A MOTHERFUCKING SNAKE ON THIS MOTHERFUCKING PLANE!
NotUrAvg
To be fair a lot of this sounds like Florida on hard difficulty
ItsYoure
Thanks, Buzzfeed.
Chocolatesporks
Yeah this was actually a Buzzfeed list, it's annoying me that OP didn't say that and took credit for the list.
Ithoughtofacleverusernamenowitsgone
Nope nope nope nope. I'm fine in my green, lush Norway.
Efreeti
Yep, really happy I live in Norway. Most lethal animal here is probably moose, from collisions. No venomous spiders, just one venomous adder
Ithoughtofacleverusernamenowitsgone
To be honest, the worst thing here is the extremely dry Norwegian humor on TV. Awful.
Efreeti
Well, some is alright, Brille and Nytt På Nytt are decent, though they basically just rip off British shows like QI and Mock the Week.
Ithoughtofacleverusernamenowitsgone
I can agree that some are decent enough.
chairmanwow
Don't be a big girls blouse, she'll be right.
NolanSorrento
yeahhh, shell be roight mate
N0X1C
No bloody worries
AgamemnonsMemes
bloody oath she will
damethelog
that's right mate
graehall
Too right.
jhor
no wukkers!
DarthFeenik
No wuckin Furries mate.
RookieMove
I feel like im being told not to show up to that orgy youve got planned unless i dont dress up as an animal
DarthFeenik
Come as a Koala and then Cum on a Koala.
DarthFeenik
Come as a Koala and then Cum as a Koala
crossturtle
I always wanted to visit Australia. Thanks imgur for changing my mind
RookieMove
Dont change your mind. Its a nice place
DKasz
Lived here my whole life and I've never seen any of this stuff. No wild snakes, sharks, crocs, huge spiders etc. This is just exaggerated :)
derpbird
Go to a city, you probably won't see any of these things - though there is a colony of flying foxes in Sydney's Botanical gardens
NewtonWren
I live in Melbourne, only thing I haven't seen is the giant earthworm. I did go up to Qld for a while, naturally it flooded.
SergeantSlumberparty
Seriously Australia
ThatRussian
I am so itchy right now. And I swear I can hear a snake slithering behind me. And I'm in fricken canada. Indoors. SO ITCHY
MisterAlex5000
naturalbornchiller
Agreed...but also happy about Tom Delonge .gif.
ComeOnStopTryingToHitMeAndHitMe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVy9Lgpg1m8
sporedom
This is the exact response I had when looking at this. Seriously Wtf 'stralia
NatiLite
Hey now, we have pythons in Florida too. We also have the a good majority of the 80+ crowd on the roads..counts for something
smerk321
... I live in South Florida. .. this was VERY accurate just replace crocodiles with alligators... and dingos with tourists
515XIX
"And to your right you'll see the most deadly wild animal of them all, the tourist.."
myr14d
Most dangerous things in Australia: The people who live there. Seriously, picture 3. That is not a terrified shopper. Shopper: Lol. Dinner.
tashiwa
Was scrolling to find it. They're just like "Not again. Grab the other end, Charlie, let's take this outside."
derpbird
When a snake is that big it has to be a python and people don't get as freaked out because a bite won't kill you
515XIX
Nah they just wanna give you a big tight cuddle!
derpbird
Snakebro just wants to keep you warm :p
iprettymuchonlycommentwithgifs
Fookin' 'Straya.
RookieMove
That probably hurt a fair bit. They've got quite a kick
DarkPossum
He wasn't even provoked!
kerms
Could have been in his territory.
JarethsPackage
http://imgur.com/gAn1hHr
Solarfyre
... and still people mistake Austria for Australia. Our most poisonous snake is the "common european viper" which isn't really poisonous
Skorpychan
'stria, cunt?
AgamemnonsMemes
Does that mean NOT poisonous (venomous..) or only KINDA deadly?
Solarfyre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_berus#Venom
DisgruntledFerret
About the same range of pain as pissing off a wasp. Like, you'll live, but you'll regret your actions.
AgamemnonsMemes
It must be nice.. lol
vonzgred
I've been bitten. The swelling took days to pass
vonzgred
but it was more of "daily life complication",than real danger. Pain even lesser than in case of wasp. Of course, I got the antitoxin quickly
JohnnySynaptic
Have you ever gotten death threats from the Australian tourism boards?
USD1
Lol no, they're all dead.
AHornyRhino
I laughed really hard at this.
DrunkenDungeonMaster
I hereby move that this country be banished from the planet.
MrBoJandles
comebacklaterimthinkingofsomethingfunnytosay
IS THAT SNAKE EATING A FUCKING GARGOYLE???
theboatsong
You forgot this c$&t : http://images.theage.com.au/2013/08/30/4707624/Tony-Abbott_729-620x349.jpg
ChicksDigGiantRobots
Worst fucking thing in the country, mate.
damethelog
now THIS is the real danger to Australia. well done u +1
sweatybeard
As an Australian, this right here is the scariest of the bunch
itsmytuesdaymorningandilldrinkifiwantto
There's a Chrome and Firefox extension called Stop Tony Meow, it turns every picture of him into a picture of a kitten. Fucking fantastic.
stinkingyeti
Oh my god, that is the best thing ever.
Strayafuckyeahwhatlanguage
dude you just made this for me
NovaPixel
The fact that australians complain about that guy instead of the fact that there are murderous everythings there puts things into perspectiv
NovaPixel
-e
SenatorFrankUnderwear
Those shoppers don't look terrified at all. They're just like, "Oh, not this shit again."
PurelyCoincidental
Louise, Tommy is back in shop, can ya give us a hand with em.
badgerBADGERbadgerBADGERmushroom
WHAT IS BEING EATEN IN THE FIRST PIC?! IS THAT A GIANT FUCKING BAT?!
RobinForbes
I think it's the creature from Jeepers Creepers
AndNowYoureThinkingIHopeThatsShepherdsPieInMyKnickers
It's Man-Bat http://imgur.com/CS0sqFs
MrBoJandles
As an australian. No, it's a normal sized bat
quantumfire
Amoebic Meningitis goes up your nose, through the mucus tracts, past the blood brain barrier and into your brain where it feasts.
ImtheladythatyellsChanceTimeinMarioParty
cut your nose off, next question
natekelly
You, I like you.
CapriciouslyConspicuous
To be fair though, it isn't confined to Australia at all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_amoebic_meningoencephalitis
bawnni
Th-that's not fair at all ;_;
UCFjeff
Yup. We have it in Florida
GingerPumpkinCat
If I remember correctly, Disney World shut down a water park because it had been found in a water source nearby a while ago.
SalsaOreos
Ao it's kinda like snorting a disease
captainredbeard
So, Krillin is immune?
Eurus
seriously? Then why Australia still exist?
officerbattletoad
The amoebas can live in any flat surface water that gets warm.
WellWhyDontWeJustHaveAPartyAboutIt
Oh God that makes it even more scary!
CrichtonlovesWinona
Literally a brain eating zombie ameba
rckymusic
"Brain meninges with mango salsa bitch" said the ameoba
ArcaneM37
Fun fact - this amoeba is found in most tap water sources world wide. This is why you ALWAYS put salt in your sinus rinse (salt kills them).
magisch
Thats absolute BS. This parasite is highly susceptible to chlorination - less then 0.05ppm tolerance. Tap water is usually chlorinated
ArcaneM37
A two second search revealed this - http://fox4kc.com/2013/09/17/brain-eating-amoeba-found-u-s-tap-water/ it happens.
ArcaneM37
This article says that chlorine levels were low enough in the tap water to allow the amoeba to live.
PennnnnyLane
Happens in Florida too.
SenatorWiggles
Aaaaand you're dead
stja
Only after a long period of excruciating pain.
IdownvotePeopleWhoComplainAboutDownvoters
If you are lucky.. It can just as easily turn you into a dribbling vegetable if you survive.
SihayaOfTheAllPowerfulMeh
Or at the very least, brain dead
jon123682
Yeah, we had some kids die in Minnesota from that recently. That's right, in the cold weather state a hot water parasite killed people.
ArcaneM37
Fun fact - this amoeba is found in most tap water sources world wide. This is why you ALWAYS put salt in your sinus rinse (salt kills them).
DeathtyOneDeathtyTwoDeathtyThree
Wait what
ArcaneM37
There was a House episode (season 8) and it really happens - people do sinus rinses with tap water and no salt and deliver amoebas to brain.
iwantashortnameforonceohshit
Happened in VA too! In a river I spent my whole childhood swimming in.
renihharas
What?! I didn't hear about that, where were they swimming?!
sircypher
Someone has been getting clever in Plague Inc.
HarryPieHouse
I thought I was safe here!
vortexshooter
You are never safe here in Minnesota. If the parasites don't get you the mosquitos will
whatthehellhappenedtouptown
and if all else fails winters back again. just to kick you when your down
TheosaurusRx
Y'all do have a few lakes...
ArcaneM37
roughly 10,000.... but Wisconsin has over 15,000.
TheosaurusRx
That is...many.
wratten17
Yeh nah shits fucked, but its home
PurelyCoincidental
Yeah nah!
ThisAccountHasBeenPassedDownTheArmstrongLineForGenerations
Dylan Moran might have the best description for Australia ever. http://youtu.be/gNCYNlx4iso
ifuckinglovebirds
SmokedEel
"swimming knives" yup
GernotTheClonkeror
Ugh, Isn't it obvious. We fling ourselves into the ocean to escape the millions of land dwelling venomous things. It's safer there.
turnip001
This one's pretty good too: http://imgur.com/QO3OlRI
Stevetp
Hold on, you expect me to read all that!?
thenamecheeseandstuffwastaken
late, but:
thunderclapjohnson
OP forgot the swimming knives, I guess...
whycellothere
They just don't photograph well.
spongozoid
And amongst it all.. we still produce accents that make women the world over drool.
mcfugg
I've still yet to see evidence of this. If anything I like to hear other countries' accents. I'd walk a mile to hear a German girl talking.
spongozoid
I do some voice work online (dj sort of stuff). I get mannnyyy private msgs because of the accent.
jimicos
Walking a mile isn't really that much of a commitment.
mcfugg
It is when you live in a country that uses the metric system. On a related note, how far is a mile? I've got no idea.
jimicos
5,280 feet. *pats self on back for having answered metric/English question with English answer*
jimicos
...which I believe is 1.6 km.
Upstartpotato
I apologize to everyone in Australia but we need to nuke you.
AncientDumpling
You sick bastard, you are the real danger.
2Grenades1Strax
but then all the bits and pieces get blown all over the rest of the world..
AgamemnonsMemes
That will only make us (and everything else) stronger. Have you not seen Mad Max? Unstoppable.
MichaelPancake
Wouldn't that just create super versions of all those creatures that survived the blast?
Upstartpotato
MichaelPancake
well played. well played indeed.
doohmmagahden
You don't understand, THEY'VE TRIED
valiantsun
GET THE KANGAROOS AND RUN
richlion3
A snake would just eat the nuke
stonaaar
NO! The fallout will blow over to New Zealand, and we have nothing deadly or nope-ish here :(
emperorcain
Considering everyone's located on the edges of the continent, I think you can get away with it without hurting anyone.
AgamemnonsMemes
I believe we allowed the Americas (hey guys!) to test nukes in the middle of the country, and no one is worse for wear.. mostly.
komradekettlebell
United Kingdom...21 in Australian territory, including three at the Montebello Islands, nine in mainland at Maralinga and Emu Field
AgamemnonsMemes
Well i suppose that's okay since they're out overlords and all.
DC1123
should we mention that we cant let them leave? they might bring spiders in their luggage. cant chance it, not even once.
johnny9inches
But then we risk radioactive snakes, spiders, jellyfish, etc.
CorrieWallace
Your just asking for some fallout 3 radiated scary creature crap
EnolaBi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War Before they evolve lol
legoutilizationfornegatingcrisishierarchies
Get Sasha Grey out first though!
Nitrobskt
Sure, irradiate the already extremely deadly wildlife. Nothing could go wrong with this plan.
Thephedora
I think you're forgetting the sheer physics behind the bomb BEFORE the radiation. :D
SundaysOnthePhonetoMonday
That's the ONE place that Randy Newman said we can spare: http://youtu.be/4iiv-6fMKyY?t=58s
mollyImalone
But why do you think we put Australia there in the first place??
Skorpychan
Didn't you see Mad Max, or play Fallour? THAT DOESN'T FUCKING STOP ANYTHING. IN FACT, IT MAKES EVERYTHING WORSE.
Thephedora
I disagree friend. That would only make things much better! :D Cept we'll have to figure out power armor or somethin..
Sleelan
Omfg, mutated jellyfishes.
UrsaUrsa
http://www.allmystery.de/i/tfa80b0_30331.jpg
DVSBSTrD
Fallour? :P
Skorpychan
* Fallout. My fingers are rebellious today.
DVSBSTrD
Happens to me all the time, I do mean ALL the time :(
FlatPlutoSociety
I feel like if we nuked Australia, we'd have Pacific Rim-style kaiju attacking us within 20 years.
WillJeSuis
Which also secret led to GLaDos being created. Which of the lesser evil do we choose? *puts gun in mouth*
FlatPlutoSociety
Yeah, you guys are talking me into thinking that nuking Australia is a pretty good idea now.
droomph
Well I mean neurotoxins aside having Caroline around is pretty cool
1millionppm
... We should nuke Australia then that sounds cool
SpoonOfDoom
Problem is, we don't have the big ass robots to defend us with.
1millionppm
we'll nuke the mini robots until they're big robots
SalsaOreos
That's a terrible idea, then it will all just mutate.
MyLifeisaComplicatedDrinkingGame
starsnowfox
Don't forget that Australia has lots of Uranium!
FabledSins
All I have to say to that is, Godzilla.
MrFNSunshine
From orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Aluneth
u wot?
AsAnAussie
:(
paigeagainstthemachine
Congrats on your relevancy.
MetalJesus
Your username. I'm done. You win.
Devan24x7
Or we could just take all the people. and move them somewhere else. then nuke them. Australian accent on females is the hottest thing ever-
Devan24x7
and it would suck to lose that. lol
Howtotalk
But then where would you get all your uranium from for replacement nukes? O:
TinkerAndMod
We'll pack up the operahouse and a few other landmarks but the rest has got to go.
TobiasFunkeAnalrapist
I have to admit, I'm curious as to what an Australian Godzilla would be like...
boodoopeoplemurderpeople
Pretty sure one of the Godzilla monsters attacked Sydney. Destoroyah, I think.
Thephedora
I think it would be a giant kangaroo.
MrFNSunshine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIcExdpsEcQ It went badly for the Sydney Opera House
BulletWithButterflyWings
In honor of the Ameristralian Alliance, Australians are free to come to the US before the nuking.
EthanR
But not by plane. Cause, snakes.
wanooknox
Guys... really the most logical place for them all to come is Canada. We have endless unfilled space and mountains everywhere. Snowboarding!
Thephedora
But then who would take Mexico?
extraordinaryagility
I will. I like tacos. Give me Mexico.
Noob3rts
To be honest, send them to the UK or Canada. I love Australians so I vote Canada. Give them to me and I will teach them to ride Moose.
TehNoobinator117
I'm american. Can you teach me to ride a mose?
Noob3rts
I can if you want.
maximinusthrax1
ain't nobody going to teach you to ride a mose. A moose on the other hand might be a different story.
TehNoobinator117
I meant to say moose.
QuadrilateralEnix
ya, I doubt anyone in another first world country is too keen on moving to America.
Noob3rts
I love America and Americans, but they are their own worst enemy. I'll probably get downvoted for this though. :<
QuadrilateralEnix
Damn Americans ruined America!
sprayingmantis
ANZUS*
mollyImalone
WITHOUT their pets
HailHailFreedonia
Oops, too late http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNlOsko1H7Q
yfronus
Why would they want to go to the us?
turnip001
Thanks, I'll take my chances with the nukes.
SekcBeast
Don't come to America we need nuked too
hencethequeef
Are you from the Midwest? You used a Midwestern grammatical structure. It's one of my favorite American grammatical structures.
codisaurusrex
+1 smashing pumpkins
Pos7al
Isn't everyone free to come to the US right now? ha
Thephedora
Not... fully?
Thephedora
California's up for grabs. I'd love to have a bunch of Aussie's stead of a bunch of Hippies. "No don't shoot the murderer he has a brain!"
trovial
No going to USA, can inadvertently take some danger with them. sorry Australians, its just the way it is.
Thephedora
I think you're forgetting what we hunt round here in these parts friend.
Winterous
No, you Americans are free to come here. Even after you nuke us, our quality of life will be better.
BulletWithButterflyWings
Sad, but true.
Winterous
I want to get my girlfriend away from that country ASAP, I grow more and more worried for her health and wellbeing :(
Thephedora
Ok. But you still get to keep and run Mexico.
themilkmancometh
Or free to come back home to the UK only if they bring the booze
jimicos
Foster's. Australian for beurr.
BaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaBATMAN
Like UK doesn't have enough crime without taking back everybody on an island they used to send criminals to.
Verelse
I thought that was Savannah, Georgia.
nevertellmetheodds
What part of Georgia you from? South Central?!
KingXizor
Nonono you had your chance. Here my new Aussie friends, lets go visit wine country together, the most dangerous thing there being... Nothing
Steelthyass
What if australia took over mexico and we could have friendly neighbors to the north and south.
AwwYissMothaFuckinProcrastination
You have a future in geopolitics sir
Thephedora
We'll give Australia mexico, nuke after the evac, and they can move back after all the rads are clear. They also get to keep mexico.
FabricatiDiemPvnc
that would be ideal.
Steelthyass
Well it's already mostly desert and dangerous to live in so they should feel at home
Foxkittfyre
dont wanna sound horrible, but we neeeeeeeeed dis.
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Steelthyass
What if I told you that im not sorry
feellicks
get the joke, or get out
AwwYissMothaFuckinProcrastination
seriously though... fuck mexico
maximinusthrax1
I'm on board with this plan.
nextgenpants
"Mexico, I'm sorry, I don't wanna be the bad guy here, but you're behind on rent, and well, you're being evicted. Australia is moving in..."
Zodi
¡Dios mío!
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
This needs to be a cominc or something
ILikeToMakeBelieveICanSpeakForeignLanguages
I'm good with this....
hiddensunshine
I like this plan
3laws
As a Mexican… screw you guys… ¬¬
jimicos
They'd take our jerbs.
MrJohnsonAndTheJuiceCrew
well at least theyd speak English
Austria
Okay, on a scale of the U.K. to the U.S., how frustratingly awful is Australia's immigration system?
Abominor
Concentration camps.
Ironsloth159
As an Aussie, they seem to like immigrants better than locals. they spend more $$ on them. so shouldn't be too hard
VisFuriae
If you do it legally, tedious but not bad. Illegal immigrants get the sitty end of the stick with our current government.
mcfugg
If you're willing to work you can get in. If you're fleeing persecution, prepare to go to an offshore prison. Fuck our Immigration system.
515XIX
Depends did you come here on a boat or with a visa?
515XIX
Cause it could go either way, might get locked up in a foreign country and beaten to death or welcomed with open arms..
CavalierNique
Seek advice from people who have immigrated or from an immigration lawyer. My USA boyfriend took a year long working visa here first so we
CavalierNique
could have documents to prove 12 months f committed relationship before getting a spouse (permanent) visa. it costs a lot ($5k total?)
CavalierNique
For both visas + medical insurance while here for the work visa. last tip -prove you have a debt together! I borrowed money off my bro
Skorpychan
I think they just drop you in a pit with a crocodile and a gun. If you touch the gun, you fail. If the croc eats you, you die.
Skorpychan
If you wrestle the croc and kill it, you're in, mate.
shak
At the moment. Its inhumane. We treat asylum seekers and refugees like human trash.
FuckingGorillaScrub
What the flying fuck is it eating in the first picture?!
Soroya69
it looks like a bat.
TheMysticalWarrior
That thing from Jeepers Creepers.
ledious
Lucifer.
toomuchscott
Those hands tho
ChrisFrom
A dragon.
KingOfTheInterwebz
A demon. Feel free to deduct.
mcnugget884
This thread was no help in answering this question
LittleBitBiggerThanBasicTree
a motha-fucking demon i think !!
elhemanespanhol
Drogo
donnalama
a dragon
OhMyClod
A flying fuck.
DarthFeenik
That would be a bat.
Merrysteam4
Bat
densoloco
lol.. out of like 50 answers you're only serious one. And you're at the bottom..
Sinjinkg
Flying Fox (fruit bat) most likely. With most of it hidden, it kinda reminds me of the beast from Jeepers Creepers though.
maybeidowantants
A vampire.
5ynic
flying fox. huge fuckers grow up to 3 foot across and weigh a kilo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed_flying_fox)
clnoy
But they said bats were the only flying mammals... my life is a lie.
clnoy
I actually know they are bats. Just saying it before someone think I'm dumb a.a
Feralkyn
BUT THEY'RE BATS
dammitcas
Holy shit...
liscious
Satan
wilybeaman
That shit looks like a pterodactyl
itrepresentsthedualityofman
gremlin
dwolnation
El chupacabra
SenatorWiggles
Dracula
Dickbuttscompanion
Batman
IComeHereForBoobsAndRecipes
this made water come out of my nose and ruined my keyboard. +1
GABRG3
*snort... he's not the supplement it wants but he is the supplement it needs
Matthaeus8
Just a Regular Bat
blueoak
A whole fucking bag of NOPE
blueoak
NOPE NOPE NOPE
trjnz
As an Australian, none of these really bothers me at all. Except for the Cassowary. Goddamn the devil who invented the Cassowary.
fairleenormal
As an Australian I am scared of all of these but I do feel bad for that snake on the plane! Imagine waking up like that.
515XIX
One hell of a night on the piss prior to that to end up there.. Imagine the hangover the poor guy would've had too.
DooDooManjaro
as someone who has played farcry 3 FUCK Cassowarys even virtual ones
kerms
I know about them from Far Cry 3, and they are absolute pests in that game.
tuxedos
is it like a tiny angry ostrich?
drawsmepants
My experience ends with some playtime in far cry 3, but they were scary and much stronger than I expected. Giant cats ain't got shit.
trjnz
If by tiny you mean just-as-big and angry you mean psychotic, then yes, just like that
gneisskitty
"Tiny" ...they're the second largest bird right after the ostrich, that weigh over 100 lbs and run 30 mph before ripping you open
thebrownknightrises
A tinier angrier ostrich*
AlwaysLateToTheParty
I like to compare them to a velociraptor with a beak instead of teeth.
Cyanide555
Velociraptors are considerably smaller than a cassowary. Dienonychus however will rip your shit.
DorfFortress
For those wondering why a bird is so bad. Just think of the raptors from Jurassic park. And I hope to god they don't figure out doors.
TattooedWife
You make me giggle.
ImAnSJW
I'm reading all of the "as an australian" posts in an Australian accent and it tickles my fancy.
AlwaysLateToTheParty
You're probably reading it in a terrible Australian accent probably done by an American though.
GingerSlice0
I tried it after reading your post then realised that since I'm Australian I'm doing it anyway
TheElementsOfHarmony
**"in a strayan accent"
TheElementsOfHarmony
Well blow it all to buggery, my clicky fingers gone up the piss replied to the wrong post. Sorry mate!
lof7
i think invented might be the wrong word
trjnz
There is no mortal universe in which such a beast could evolve naturally. They are birthed from the horrid minds of devils in pits of hell.
lof7
haha i take back everything i said
megaepicllama
As another Australian... damn it cassowaries!!! but drop bears are worse!
TheDinosaursDiedBecauseYouTouchYourselfAtNight
Oh, hey, a cute little koal-AHHHHHHH!!!!!
CheddarDreams
I'm picturing a paratrooper grizzly bear
Guspowers
Har!
MeganMeow
Bunyips man.
PurelyCoincidental
Ezee mate just tolk in an Ozzy ac-cent! Straya!
Bhyd
Churts
Not to mention hoop snakes.
sidfromtoystory
I think I killed one once
sidfromtoystory
on far cry 3
ledious
Do they taste good at-least?
NotAgainRichard
And those centipedes, im cool with snakes and spiders but that alien fucker.. and cassowaries, fuck cassowaries.
turnip001
I don't think anyone has *actually* been killed by a Cassowary, have they?
InnerBooty
boi u need 2 look it up!
Mystraya
Plenty of people have been mauled to death by cassowearies. Theyre vicious preditors. They take up 7 square km of land for them and the mate
Mystraya
Also an aussie. The name gives it away.
thebrownknightrises
Idk but if they have, there's no way they can answer that question.
AeroFlai
Yes, apparently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA58sS3x2Oo
spongozoid
Yes. in 1926.
fitlex
I did all the time in Far Cry 3 they were scary as fuck
TheNooiceGuy
Spent a semester in Australia and went on a road trip during spring break. Saw a wild cassowaries and ended up feeding it by hand
TheNooiceGuy
Then I found out how dangerous they were...
thebrownknightrises
... Continue.
Pharya
Imagine an Ostrich with a huge fucking rock on its scalp, sharp claws on its feet and a bad temperament
tuxedos
Wikipedia: "75% of the 150 attacks against humans in 2003 were from cassowaries that had been fed by people"
TheNooiceGuy
Bahaha god...
TheNooiceGuy
Bahaha god... That actually makes it really funny looking back on it.
apotatochip
so which is worse then, Emus or Cassowaries? or are they equally vicious?
RookieMove
Emus arent really dangerous unless youre small, totally unarmed and happen to be standing over their eggs
apotatochip
didn't you guys lose a war to Emus though?
trjnz
You can ride Emu's if you're game/drunk enough. Simply looking at a Cassowary will likely result in your evisceration
apotatochip
wow! I would NOT want to find myself face to face with one
xfumo
I just Googled them, and holy mother of Satan's dick, those are some mean looking Velociraptor-I'm-gonna-shank-yo-bitch-ass claws O_O
tinyfootprints
Cassowaries are dinosaurs who neglected to go extinct.
megaepicllama
As an Australian biologist, you're more likely to die in a bathtub accident than by any of these animals combined. Plus soldier beetles 1/5
Iamyourcaptainnow
Now I'm pretty sure that Australia is the leading country in bathtub accidents...
Wariyoshi
What about people dying from boomerang, didgeridoo, and kangaroo accidents? Those must number in the millions.
Chevellefreak90
Mole crickets are nasty though. One of them jumped at me and im not proud of the sound I made.
leeseedee
Thy guy that was eaten by a croc this week in Darwin was a fluke. That totally hasn't happened for at least a year.
RookieMove
Yeah, no one has died from either a snake or spider bite since whenever antivenom arrived here. 40+ years anyway
TheosaurusRx
How about tick-borne illnesses?
RookieMove
I think Lyme disease is the only real concern, and thats newly arrived from somewhere else
megaepicllama
Well Australia is a developed country, so it can be treated. Nasty but not deadly in here.
TheosaurusRx
Fair, but probably more common than the rest of the danger images, and unfortunately less quick to inspire a trip to the doc when needed.
bombadil92
Thank you for reassuring me that it's safe. Really want to live there one day & all these nope posts about it were scaring me off.
SometimesIChangeMyAccountNameJustBecauseICan
You're really only likely to find lots of largely non-dangerous spiders & the occasional snake. The flies are genuinely annoying though(2/2)
SometimesIChangeMyAccountNameJustBecauseICan
It's a bigger issue if you're planning on living in the outback. I've lived in the city for 22 yrs, got family in the country. (1/2)
DoesntUnderstandTheReference
So what in the actual fuck is that satanic thing the snake is eating in the first pic?
LegiblePoet
I thought it was a dragon.
bentwrenches
Bat
RookieMove
Yeah, its a bat. Probably a fruit bat
megaepicllama
mole crickets, millipedes, flies and earthworms are essentially harmless. Pythons rarely hurt people, other snakes are dangerous though 2/5
damelamusica
What about the spiders? Please tell me they leave people alone.
megaepicllama
Yeah they do, the only truely dangerous spider here is the funnel web spider, aggressive bitch. The other dangerous ones are very shy 1/2
megaepicllama
and there's antivenom for them, they don't pose any major danger, it will hurt like hell though 2/2
megaepicllama
I don't have anything else to say...3/5
imaginationislow
So here I thought you wrote a paragraph and divided it into 5 - 140 characters - statements.
megaepicllama
sorry mates 4/5
megaepicllama
Have a nice one! 5/5
DoesntUnderstandTheReference
You too, buddy.
ihavesomuchdawwtogive
I applaud you for sticking with it. You could've quit, but you hung in there. Atta boy/girl!
SimpleObservations
Doesn't the Blue Ringed Octopus have anti-toxin? I'm pretty sure it does.
TheSlowpoke
I was actually wondering how people know exactly how many posts they need ahead of time to get their statement out, and then I got this haha
crowman
Loved the commitment
swimbikerunrepeatswimbikerunrepeatswimbiwhatwasidoing
You should have made 5/5 two posts ago and let people wonder where 4 & 5 went.
EmoWee
mole cricket are not exclusive to Australia.
megaepicllama
I never said they were. Neither are bats or spiders or snakes...
gryffindarkbreed
WHY THE FUCK DO PEOPLE LIVE HERE?!
qussow
To be fair to the aborigines, sea level change kinda stuck them there.
HelpfulCorn
Sydney
BerryBerryPastaBelly
Because ITS NOT THAT DANGEROUS FUCK
hansmolemann
This rustles my jimmies!! I have lived in the Australian outback all my life and I have never seen any of the things on these lists!!
icannotfindausernamethatisnottaken
The country should not exist. It is a beacon of mankind's arrogance!
jackblade
A monument of mankind's arrogance.
TheGigglyBanana
because these ones are only babies, OMG I FEEL ASHAMED WE KILL BABIES.
SqueakShow
It's not so bad. I have internet and air conditioning and spiderbros.
atcguy01
Apparently a lot of spiderbros
Muffyns
why do you get a 3rd thingy ?
IwishIcouldbethepersonmydogthinksIam
Because they are aussies, not pussies.
Redwind007
you mean .. Ameripussies boo yeah ;)
ITSTOOREALROY
Because, as someone who lived in Australia for over a year I have only seen about 3 spiders, most keep to themselves.
BananamanDan
id like to think because of the weather, the sights, and the general all around good feeling it give you oh wait thats italy
AgamemnonsMemes
Because its a gorgeous tropical paradise so long as you can man-fight all the monsters.
OzaiR2k
Because it's insanely beautiful.
Robvp
It's a testament to human arrogance
drjohn7
Mostly because of our amazing prime minister (y)
vanella
Hot guys, hot guys EVERYWHERE!!!
punner
penal colony for a reason.
ncNinetyNine
Beaches
CatsPitBullsAndBooksOhMy
because they're paying for the sins of their ancestors.
necessity
Have you seen the women?! Their primary export also seem to be top notch racing drivers.
MeganMeow
Because its not even that bad.
CaptainMags
It was MEANT to be a punishment
Attackbob118
CAUSE WE LOVE THE VIEW!
Harvey10000
Australia. Showing the world that survival of the fittest still exists. And that every other country is full of whiny pussies.
DontLoseYourWay
Because they're women are fucking hoooooooooooot.
AssamLaksa
The aboriginals of each country of the land hold the knowledge to how to live there for centuries.
SlightlyNormal
Because it really is a decent place, you shouldn't really trust shitty Buzzfeed lists..
SarcoAlchemist
Some of it is so blatantly scaremongering. "Oh, a dingo will eat a shark carcass, they're so terrifying."
RookieMove
Dingo's arent scary unless youre alone in the desert with a pack of them. It's not like they walk into town centers and eat people
SarcoAlchemist
2 And sharks cause so few deaths compared to practically any other cause of death. Plus the stuff about disease-spreading animals, you could
SarcoAlchemist
3 say that about a range of animals in any country in the world.
ISpeakOnBehalfOfAustralia
To prove we are the hardest men on earth.
Ronsedm
it's just a old penal colony
Sithrak
Ha. Penal.
WowItsCharles
*HOW* THE FUCK DO PEOPLE LIVE HERE?!
Joesycop
HOW*
Inmate45
As a 24 year old Australian.... I have literally never seen any of these things, and no one here has died from spiders since the 80s...
rikkif
How did you ever make it to 24...?
Inmate45
By Australia actually being a really safe friendly country? And tales of it's horror being grossly exaggerated?
lpgeek
it's on the internet, it has to be real!
ReciprocalR
Because when the rest of the world is in a nuclear pissing fight, we'll be down here like "wtf??" and we will be rulers of the world!
515XIX
Because we have a beautiful country damn it! Like this place I stayed at last weekend on the beach;
senefen
To be fair here in Melbourne we mostly only get the spiders, millipedes, hail and bats. No crocs.
bungtiddletiddlebing
Seemed like a good idea at the time
Tittieandkitties
In Australia the men are men. The women are men, even the babies are men.
reider10
It's a monument to mans arrogance!!
idontevenn
BECAUSE WE ARE MEN
redfizzy
AND WOMEN
ArniePye
We must be swift as the coarsing river
MOTHERFUCKINGGANESHA
With all the force of a great typhoon
dardoodles
and all the strength of a raging fire
Iimmediatelyregretthisdecison
Mysterious as the dark side of the moooooooooon
FabricatiDiemPvnc
a place where the men are men, the women are men, and the children are men
DonkeySlap
here? so that means you live there aswell. I'm sorry to hear that.
Zequr
No the question is HOW the fuck.
almagest910
I'm fucking going there on vacation for a week and now I'm thinking if I'll ever get back. Fuck!
TheDogCollector
It was originally used by the British as a penal colony.
ZeroclockGaming
and how the fuck do people live there :S
515XIX
It's simple 95% of the dangerous stuff does not live where most of us live. Spiders yeah they can pop anywhere, crocs or dingoes not so much
515XIX
snakes depending on the climate, sharks it's rare for them to come that close to the beach..
sugar3
Good wages and great weather. Also the women.
redpandasarethetits
I agree, we are pretty sexy
TudorOne
Because we gave them no choice. Britain y'all.
NSFWThatShit
The beaches are kinda nice...
wENNERWINNER
I feel like the question of "how" over "why" makes me respect these people even more
koboshi
they contain the danger so that it stays and doesn't spread
rikkif
Dear Australia: Nope.
JanetteHanniffy
More like how do people live here - how are people still alive here???
giantflyingspaghettimonster
we're slowly creating a super race of people to take over the world ... mwahahaha!!!
ArdvarkRoticeryChicken
Isn't it still a prison colony? Well, with internet.
gzig
Find me an unattractive Australian and I'll maybe consider not trying to move there
apotatochip
honestly, as an American who LOVES reptiles and wildlife in general, Australia is near the top of my 'Places to Visit' list
WeleaseWodewick
no clue: http://boredombash.com/cliff-jump-with-great-white-shark/
RookieMove
Man. That fence never stopped me, but that video. Fuck
EthanPost
we have learned to accept the fact that we cannot walk a couple of meters without seeing something that will kill us
xZora
Darwinism.
wittyusernametobeaddedlater
Because, despite all of that, It is the best place on earth!
Scregzidoodle
I think the question should be, how do people live there?
garfieldImgurian
HOW IS POSSIBLE PEOPLE LIVE THERE?
JeptonGreen
Humans.
Fachera
Because is beautiful, sunny, clean, safe and overall awesome. I rather deal with a snake now and then than deranged humans with guns any day
gryffindarkbreed
Odds of being shot are 1/3rd the odds of getting in a fatal car accident. I'm good with having guns and being able to legally defend myself
Fachera
Good ya' mate! I still don't like them, therefore I live where I do :)
RookieMove
That actually sounds really high tbh. Thats adding in quite a massive unnecessary way to die
gryffindarkbreed
1:30000 odds. You're ten times more likely to be struck by lightning.
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
why are they no extinct there ?
cafk
I'm guessing not by choice.
SnugLife
It's like if people enjoyed a year - round permanent hunger games
112864
why do people live?
SpoonOfDoom
I love how almost everything is terrifying and deadly, and then "here's an earthworm, it's enormous but still an earthworm".
Redwind007
we name them all Jim ;)
prattleassassin
genuinely surprised no one said "earthworm dildo" until now
TrailMixWithoutAlmonds
Earthworm dildo...
monsterpiece42
Until now.
kcpyromancer
Think of the size of the fish that thing could catch.
SpoonOfDoom
You mean it's just bait used for shark fishing?
StillJustMe
This is just propaganda we spread so the rest of the world don't realize we live in paradise.
wENNERWINNER
I don't believe you, not one bit. I'll settle with fire ants being my problem over your things...god I hate Australia's ants too
515XIX
Yeah we have a Fire ants issue too.. Though they're working to eradicate them!
Iimmediatelyregretthisdecison
couldn't agree more
JUL3
Shh! Don't tell the fuckers.
alittlebitflab
As a testament to mans arrogance
NoeCarrier
Because the natural human response to large areas full of deadly animals is always "Oh boy! A challenge!". Because we are insane.
SweetBabyJesusBaconFlavoredNutellaMountainDewApplePieMooQuack
for the great off roading.
castawayisland
More importantly, how are they still able to live there?!
zadokthepriest
prisoners
quantummechanic
Because Australia is an awesome country stocked to the brim with people who don't deserve how awesome it is.
Imonlyhereforthefreefruit
Cause they're criminals.
JUL3
Oh fuck off. My great-great-great grandfather stole a silver teaspoon from a Lord BECAUSE he'd get caught and sent to Australia. He knew he-
JUL3
would have a better life here. If Australians are criminals, Americans are still slavers and Germans are still nazis.
Imonlyhereforthefreefruit
lol dude. I live in Minnesota... I have no idea about politics between AU and UK. hahaha. Sorry about the comment, but it was a joke.
JUL3
That's alright, it's just one of those stereotypes that gets on my nerves. It's a complete misrepresentation of the suffering and hardship-
JUL3
-those poor bastards went through. Anyway, sorry too. Was in a pretty dark frame of mind when I wrote that. Cheers, and have a good day! :)
ajmonkfish
Well we sent a load of convicts there a while back thinking no-one could possibly survive there for long. World's 12th largest economy.
TheGnomiestGnome
I'm moving here in February....can you cancel your flights and claim insurance through "death caused by severe shock and shitting"
Skorpychan
Because Britain discovered the place, and thought it would make a WONDERFUL prison. Then emptied the british prisons onto ships bound there.
QuadrilateralEnix
That still doesn't explain why anyone would want to go in any body of water there.
chloramphenicolderivative
To be fair, it does make a pretty scary prison.
SpoonOfDoom
And then the prisoners were like "Let's call it 'country' instead of 'prison'", and thus the most hardened nation in the world was born.
Draugo
There were people living there before that too. Why they didn't just pack up and move is anybody's guess.
Skorpychan
They didn't have ocean-going sailing ships, and had figured out how to live off the land long ago, without it killing them.
TheCrazy88Horse
They only sent the best to Australia.
GrabEmByTheEmbassy
That's just about the most Eurocentric comment I've ever seen. The previous 40,000 years of human settlement was what to you exactly?
droomph
Hey, they're humans, but they've already become one with Australia. We're talking about people who live there.
Skorpychan
Besides, eurocentric best centric. We invented modern society.
Skorpychan
Irrelevant?
BakedBakunin
Pew, pew!
ReadyForChaos
LOL!
iSoulend
You have not a single fucking idea of where do this guy come from, and you instantly blame it on europeans ? That's not cool ya know
ziralien
I suppose they hoped that the continent would sort of just kill all the prisoners off eventually.
mewsicalgamer
this is probably why the other forms of various life also have a murderous tendency.
ChiefSokka
It's a wonder how it has one of the top economies, and one of the highest standards of living.
Skorpychan
Indeed. Not bad for a bunch of convicts sitting on vast mineral wealth, and a warm climate.
RomeoSniper
That's also how the American state of Georgia started. The English just love dumping their prisons in other places.
ChanningPotatum
Sauce? I thought this had more to do with it than prisons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oglethorpe_Plan
Skorpychan
Well, we tried using Scotland for it, but that got out of hand. So we tried Ireland, and that blew up in our faces. Literally.
imawizardlol
Who is 'we'? /They/ tried using Scotland, you weren't involved whatsoever.
Skorpychan
Later, it was re-seeded with PTSD-afflicted veterans of WW1 and WW2, and poor people.
IComeHereForBoobsAndRecipes
in Australia it's just called "TSD" because everyone is traumatically stressed by flying spider python bats all the time.
hencethequeef
Just "TS," actually. "Disorder" implies the stress is misplaced. Those fuckers NEED to be stressed.
IComeHereForBoobsAndRecipes
"This Sucks".
Skorpychan
Sure it's not OTSD? Ongoing Traumatic Stress Disorder?
IComeHereForBoobsAndRecipes
*Overwhelming, haha.
BrainBlow
...How do they even function?
Leonon
PTSD isn't as much of a problem when everything really is trying to kill you
MisterTelecaster
More of an asset, really
IComeHereForBoobsAndRecipes
"PT" indicates the stress is over. In Australia, the stress is never over.
Cystman
Beer and violence. They beat out the UK for highest amount of violent crime, in the world.
chickiebuffer
and rabbits
Skorpychan
The rabbits are the worst. Strip a camel to the bone in seconds, and even the bones are gone within a day.
Skorpychan
And have you seen how BIG they grow? Sprout longer tails, grow pouches, and go really fast...
SexyHobbitses
Because it's fucking awesome. This is my local beach. It's five minutes away from me. I swim here in winter.
CatsPitBullsAndBooksOhMy
how don't you get killed?
OverpricedCrayon
Looks a lot like Florida, and Florida is safer.
Skorpychan
Oh, I see. The constant risk of painful-but-rapid death is worth the scenery?
imgursCEO
this was filmed 10 minutes away from that beach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m3N_BnVdOI
SexyHobbitses
No it wasn't. Besides being fake, that is Jump Rock, off Store Beach, in Sydney Harbour. Not even close.
imgursCEO
no this is manly jump rock, at collins flat beach.
SexyHobbitses
Which is off Store Beach...
SexyHobbitses
imgursCEO
it Is ten minutes away. i swear
Nuds
How many things can kill me in this photo?
mr2049
Yes
leorex
Most of it: drown in the water, suffocate buried under sand, bleed to death if you hit rocks too hard, or terminal cancer from the sun.. etc
waint
Too late. You are already dead.
Nuds
me sitting at the computer right now: http://highdefdiscnews.com/screenshots/the_sixth_sense_3.png
nodisco
9. But we have so far only discovered 6 of them
SexyHobbitses
Only the people in the photo who sick of hearing everyone make that same joke over and over again.
pgdave
Goddamn, we have to worry about the *people* too?! How do you guys ever survive?
RookieMove
It's pretty simple really. You use your common sense and avoid unpopulated areas of woodland
Skorpychan
They don't. No australian ever survives being australian.
PopCornPlayer81
1700 give or take a few..
eggsbenedictcumberbun
Sunshine Coast?
SexyHobbitses
Freshwater Beach, Sydney
NSFWThatShit
That's what I thought, looks a hell of a lot like Alexandra Headlands.
NSFWThatShit
For comparison:
rjman101
What about all the racism?
SexyHobbitses
What racism?
rjman101
Australia has a reputation for being very racist. I'm being serious.
SexyHobbitses
Maybe you're right, but having traveled quite extensively, I'd say it's far less racist than a majority of other places in the world.
quantummechanic
The racism is actually worse than the deadly creatures. Australia is great, Australians are the worst.
JoogsyMcJagger
*some.
quantummechanic
Having met almost exclusively Australians, they're the worst. Even me.
UrsaUrsa
"winter"
nation543
jay & silent bob introduced me to dropbears. I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT DROPBEARS
TwoUp
Part of the Phascolarctidae Family..cousins of the Koala but NOT herbivore!!
Redwind007
whoa,, watch out for them drop bears they will LITERALLY rip your head off http://imgur.com/U6GhGWO
nation543
xD awesome
Redwind007
also would like to add, i tried to make that pic NSFW but i obviously do not know how to do it,, any pointers anyone?
515XIX
First person to comment 'NSFW' on a link or reply to it saying that gets tagged as NSFW :)
Redwind007
w00h00 :p thank you :p
MeganMeow
I've been living here for my whole 25 years and have only seen 3 of those things in person. (Flies, millipedes, and giant hail stones)
MeganMeow
First time I saw a snake in the wild was in the US and it was on a sidewalk. So suck it.
megaepicllama
I've been living here for 3 years and I've seen a couple of snakes, sea snakes, flies, millipedes, centipedes, hail stones, funnel web 1/2
MeganMeow
I saw your other post saying you're a biologist though. I live in the eastern suburbs of Melb, and rarely venture to the bush :p
megaepicllama
;) got me! :P
megaepicllama
wait how haven't you seen flying foxes? I saw hundreds one time I went to Melb!
MeganMeow
Oh, I missed that one... yeah, lots of bats around :)
megaepicllama
spiders, redbacks, ticks, flying foxes, blue-ringed octopus and soldier beetles...
RookieMove
Yeah I'm a biology student. If I didnt actively seek out all that stuff I doubt I would of seen many of them
megaepicllama
ssshhh, I'm trying to encourage people to actively search for them and not fear them!!!