Allways thought a redback or a snake would be first but noooooooo
Australia's Top Ten Dangerous Animals....
1.
The Box
Jellyfish
... 2.
Irukandji
(A Jellyfish)
3.
Salt
Water Crocodile
4.
Blue
Ring Octopus
5.
Stone Fish
6.
Red Back
Spider
7.
Brown Snake
8.
Tiger Snake
9.
Great
White Shark
10.
Funnel
Web Spider

This was highlighted in the kite surfing forums but should be posted educationally for all. i was in the water the other day as was going to pick up a jellyfish and throw it at my mates like seaweed for fun... ;-( not smart
most of the dangerous creatures are in the water not on land.
Just a reminder to be conscious in the water.
Thanks to knuth... for bring this to attention. reference.www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=66923

well if you survive the box jellyfish then the Irukandji, wrestle off the saltwater crocks then Tbag a blue ring octopus and stone fish .. you can justifyably be "scared of sharks"......in Australia!!!

Post point and summary..:
Dont touch or play with any jellyfish in the water or even washed up on land.

strange list, because


One species, the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), which is endemic to Australia, has the most toxic venom of any terrestrial snake species worldwide (though the venom of some marine snakes has a higher LD50). Pseudonaja textilis intervenes between the inland and coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) which has the third most toxic venom of any land snake.

taipan was left out.. blue rings are dangerous , although not aggressive , taipans are..

NotWal said...

Would that list be a reflection of the numbers of deaths/serious injuries caused by each species? If not, then what would be the criteria?

nOTWAL,
dON'T YOU MEAN CRITTERIA

[Edit - damn CAPS LOCK]

There is something more deadly than a funnel web in Sydney and that is a trapdoor in Singapore.

cwamit said...

strange list, because

(though the venom of some marine snakes has a higher LD50).

Shhhhhh can we please keep this quiet!!!!
I am trying to get my better half to come and dive at Scott and Ashmore reef
were there is literally 1 snake per 1 square metre....

He is not afraid of sharks...lolololo...but ****es himself about snakes

What about jet skiers?

SMG said...

These lists often take the proximity of the animal to humans - a snake out in the middle of nowhere (no one to bite) compared to a sea jelly that lives where 1000's of people swim....as well as their aggressive nature - a croc that hunts humans compared to snake that does it's best to get away...etc.

Mr Selleck !

A croc that hunts humans......roflm ok...I would like to see that

pweedas said...

I'm surprised tiger snakes came in only at number 8 on the list.
We have both brown snakes (dugites) and tiger snakes.
Dugites always run away as fast as their lack of legs will carry them but tiger snakes mostly hang around and offer to take you on.
I had one attached to my leg a few years back, and it nearly killed me!
Not from the poison. From fright. I thought I was going to have a heart attack.
Fortunately I was wearing baggy jeans so all it managed to do was give my jeans a good fanging.

(Oh we can laff about it now. quote John Candy- Planes Trains and Automobiles)

This one wasn't the culprit but I bet it was one of his stinkin rellies.
I think they belong to the Cobra family because they flare their neck when they get pithed off. And it doesn't take much to pith them off.
Just being there is usually sufficient.
And taking close up photos definitely does it.

Did your legs start running like buggery ,then after 10m they let your brain know WTF is going on?
thats what mine do every time

I reckon the pissed of , red faced, cant be told, wont listen, cant cook, make my breakfast now female of the australian human species should be on the list as they shoot lightning bolts out of their mouths and have lasers for eyes that can cut you in half.

cisco said...

FlySurfer said...

Wrong:

#3

And the Great White shouldn't be on there... I have Redback's by the garage door and they haven't hurt anyone.

I'd go #1 with that dick. A fool with power is the most dangerous thing in the world.

"There is nothing more powerful than an idea a fool whose time has come." (Quote Victor Hugo)

OceanBlue64 said...

sausage said...

How lucky are we - have access to seven of the list within a 100metre radius of our house. It's too hot for Great Whites, Blue ringed O's and Funnel webs.

Sorry but the greater blue ringed octopus inhabits tropical waters - so you have 8

Great white's are known to have frequented there so 9.

And funnel web's extend all the way to northern qld but I suppose they are refering to sydney funnel web.

GypsyDrifter said...

SMG said...

These lists often take the proximity of the animal to humans - a snake out in the middle of nowhere (no one to bite) compared to a sea jelly that lives where 1000's of people swim....as well as their aggressive nature - a croc that hunts humans compared to snake that does it's best to get away...etc.

Mr Selleck !

A croc that hunts humans......roflm ok...I would like to see that

You don't think a croc would hunt a human?

doggie said...

GypsyDrifter said...

SMG said...

These lists often take the proximity of the animal to humans - a snake out in the middle of nowhere (no one to bite) compared to a sea jelly that lives where 1000's of people swim....as well as their aggressive nature - a croc that hunts humans compared to snake that does it's best to get away...etc.

Mr Selleck !

A croc that hunts humans......roflm ok...I would like to see that

Its true GD crocks will hunt humans, I lived up in the NT for a long time and my Dad used to go barra fishing all the time.
The were fishing and camping on the Daily river for two weeks and during that time they used the same track to go to the river ect, after the fourth day one of the guys noticed a large saltie about 30m from the track close to the water.
Next day couple of meters closer.
Same the next day and the next.
Moved camp the day after as it was just to close.
I guy that was camping close by said that that croc was a local terror and tried to sneak up on campers all the time.
They hunt cos they have time as they dont have to eat every day.

Yes doggie... I have fished and camped at the Daly and Willare and the Fitzroy...
but we are just food to them...(easy pray as we can't run as fast as a dog, roo, cow or camel)

Not oh...look a human (this is croc saying this to him/herself) I think I will make it my lifes ambition to hunt humans now...

Yes they are sneaky little sh@tes