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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 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

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] 5 points 2 weeks ago

As someone from the u.s that's kinda interesting to hear given that whole Australia meme. I've even been in that situation while hiking here in the US.

We stopped to set up camp after hiking for the day and noticed a set of eyes looking at us from the bushes some distance away while we were eating. We heard a bunch of howling after we were done and so we got into our hammocks holding our hatchets. We heard a bunch of something, still not entirely sure what, wolf/coyote or whatever walking around our campsite. Then when we were heading back the next day we came across a black bear cub, meaning momma was somewhere close by. Both of those things could have totally fucked our day up lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks 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 🤷‍♂️