Unfortunately, Australia isn’t entirely populated just by friendly locals, cool kangaroos, and cute koalas. The Land Down Under sometimes seems like the most dangerous country on the planet and should be renamed the Land of Nope.
The country largely owes its reputation to its ruthless natural hazards, the dangerous animals that live there, and all the scary things that want to make us yell ‘nope!’ and run away faster than the speed of sound in the opposite direction.
Bored Panda created a list of all the dangers lurking in the Land Down Under to show you just how scary animals in Australia can be. Keep scrolling, share with friends, and upvote your favorite dangerous animals in Australia!
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Roofhanger. Suspended Grey Headed Flying Fox, A Megabat Native To Australia
Batwing is fine and dandy. He dried off and flew away as soon as it was night time. He was not sick, just wet.
Lizards In Australia
A Gang Of Robber Crabs Invade A Family Picnic In Australia
Believe It Or Not, This Is One Of The Least Dangerous Spiders We Have In Australia
This is the huntsman spider, a common friend to be found in houses and garden across Australia. He's harmless really, don't let his large size intimidate you. Huntsmen won't bite humans unless provoked, are not venomous and are actually handy to have around the place, he'll use his speed and agility to keep your cockroach population under control.
Think of the huntsman as a handy pet. Respect his space, let him do his job and he'll look after you well.
Meanwhile In Australia
An olive python (Liasis olivaceus), western Australia's largest python, having a feed on an Australian freshwater crocodile (crocodylus Johnstoni).
Araucaria Pine Cone, It's Been Reported To Kill People When Falling
Do You Even Lift Bro?
Ladies And Gentlemen, The Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus Porosus)
I'm from Darwin, Australia and our rivers here are full of these monstrosities. This guy here is nicknamed Nifty, and he is about 6m long.
Honey, There Is A Kid On Our Bug...
Spider Frost. Rural Victoria, Australia
This Is How Australians Ensure Their Electricity Meter Doesn't Get Read
Meanwhile, In Australia
i like how the toilet has literally been broken into its pieces. this reaction is legit honestly
Toads Riding On A Python
68mm just fell in the last hour at Kununurra. Flushed all the cane toads out of my brothers dam. Some of them took the easy way out - hitching a ride on the back of a 3.5m python.
The cane toads are deadlier than the python believe it or not. Cane toads have very few predators due to the toxins. These cane toads were hitching a ride to escape a storm although on expert claims that the male cane toads were in fact trying to mate with the python.
Dead Whale Filled With Gas, On The Brink Of Exploding In Bunbury Yesterday
This Giant, Hot Pink Slug Is Only Found In A Single, Isolated Forest On An Extinct Volcano In Australia
You Know You're In Australia When Frogs Eat Snakes
Meanwhile In Australia
March Of The Hairy Caterpillars
A Massive Earthworm Found In Queensland, Australia
Filling Up Your Fuel Tank In Australia? Yep That'll Try And Kill You Too
Hello good sir. Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Lucifer Morningstar?
Mother And Girlfriend Found This On The Beach Today
This was found in Broome, Western Australia and looks like an anemone. More specifically, Dofleinia armata, the armed anemone. Also called the striped anemone. It is considered extremely dangerous as it can inflict painful stings that take months to heal.
Walked Up On The Back Of This Sign While Hiking In Australia...
Typical Road-Side Ditch In Australia
Why You Gotta Always "Check Your Shoes" In Australia
Aussie Mom Finds World's Second Most Poisonous Snake Hiding In Her Kid's Lunch Box
Venomous. Something is poisonous if YOU eat it and become ill. Something is venomous if IT bites or stings you. Spiders and snakes can be venomous, fungi can be poisonous.
Australia. Where Even The Hail Can Kill You
In Australia Everything Is Trying To Kill You. Even Your Ceiling Lamp
How rude! I bet he invited himself over too! Couldn't use the front door, noooo....
This Is Why You Always Have To Check The Toilet In Australia
Blue-Ringed Octopus (Highly Venomous) On Hand
Welcome To Australia Where Insects Are The Size Of A Small Mammal
So My Friend Found This On Her Back Door. Only In Australia Right?
Welcome To Australia
Damn Nature You Scary
Picture of a termite mound in the northern territory of Australia, termites build the tallest structures out of any of the creatures on Earth. Humans would have to build something 10km (6.2 miles for those not on the metric system) tall to equal the scale of size of person to building. Termite mounds are also stronger than cement.
I’m Not Going Into The Kitchen Today! Ask Him To Make You Something
A Friend Of Mine Left For A Holiday In Australia Some Weeks Ago. I Asked Him How Things Were. He Send Me This Picture With The Reply "The Things I've Seen.."
Welcome To Australia, Where Frogs Eat Snakes
The Net Casting Spider (Ogre Faced Spider) Hang Upside Down With A Net Made Of Their Silk Waiting For Their Prey To Walk Underneath Them
These guys look scary, but *won't* kill you. That net of theirs is reserved for bugs
The Flies Are Much Worse Than The Spiders In Australia
A Pic A Mate Took Last Night. Awesome Spidley. South East Queensland, Australia
Every Winter Black Portuguese Millipedes Invade The South Of Western Australia
A Whole Lot Of Pain. Thousands Of Portugese Man O War Jellyfish Washed Up On A Beach In Australia
In Australia, Snakes Need A Police Escort
Welcome To Australia
Trying To Catch A Mouse In Australia
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Aussie Hitchhiker
Typical Workplace Hazard - Australia
In Australia, Even Our Crocodile, Jellyfish, Arachnid - Free Pond Are Deadly
In Germany it would be forbidden to get even near to this lake and in Australia they are like "at their own risk"
Found This Pile Of Nope While On Holiday In Australia
Bees Living On A BBQ In Australia
Found On The 16th Hole, Fraser Lakes Golf Course Australia
In Australia, This Is Why We Check Our Shoes
In Australia, Hornets Kill Spiders The Size Of Your Hand And Then Drag Them Across Ones Backyard. Twice In 24 Hours
Isn't that the kind of hornet that lay eggs into spiders, so that the babies have a food reserve?
Phellus Piliferus From Western Australia
Robber Fly (Phellus piliferus) [Bushpea 1/3] bushpea.com/in/pg/all/r/robber%20fly%20(phellus%20piliferus)%2001.html Also called Assassin Flies, there are hundreds of species of Robber Fly in Australia
What's That? A Tribe Of Newly Hatched Friggin' Baby Spiders That's What
I Need A Whole Bunch Of People To Tell Me That This Isn't True. Right Now
A Huge Toad Being Held Without Any Camera Trickery
Something You Don't Want To Meet In The Deep - Lizard Fish (Bathysaurus Ferox)
It's Pretty And From Australia, So Must Be Deadly. But Actually This One Is Almost Harmless
A 'Mysterious' And Unknown Species Of Jellyfish That Washed Up On The Shore Of Tasmania, Australia
I Have A Feeling Today Isn't The Best Day To Go For A Swim. (Newcastle Beach, Australia)
They look like sea pigs! But obviously aren't. Could someone let us know what these things are, please?
Legless Lizard Found In South East Queensland Australia
Hahahahahahahaha look at his tiny legs hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
You Know It’s Summer In Australia When These 8 Handy Spooky Boiz Come To Visit
This person is obviously feeding the spider because there's no way this spoon is protective.
Spider Catching A Snake In Western Australia. The Snake Lost
I not 100% sure but I think this is a Redback spider. They are aggressive and give a painful bite. Whilst fatalities aren’t common from a redback they can cause other problems. My hubby was off work for almost a week due to a red back spider bite. His knee was swollen to twice the size and he felt a bit under the weather. Nasty spiders these are, so keep the hunstmans and daddy long legs around. They like dark places like sheds, nooks and crannies, inside shoes etc.
So My Friend Just Had A Shower Visitor
Found This Guy Trying To Sneak His Way Into My Room
Meanwhile In Australia - Horrors Under The Bed
This Is Why You Don't Leave Your Shoes Outside In Australia
This Snake Got Into My Friends Bird Cage And Ate Their Parrot, Then Was Too Fat To Get Out (Australia)
Well, now you have a pet snake? [But seriously that sucks because birds are expensive and you get attatched to them too ;( ]
This Is Why We Check Our Shoes Before Putting Them On In Australia
The Reason Aussie's Wear Thongs (Flipflops)
My Little Friends
This Spider In Australia
We Built A Nesting Box For Some Local Kookas And This Little Monster Was The Result
It's a baby bird, what did you expect :/. Edit: please read the replies, apparently they are not supposed to be born like this, hence the confusion.
They forgot Drop Bears and Hoop Snakes in that case! 😆
Load More Replies...Honestly.....I have lived in Australia and this is overrated...I have seen spiders but none quite as big as that....I have seen maybe 2 snakes outside of a zoo....and just don't leave your shoes outside! To me that is common sense!
do u live in the outback cause these are all locals to me...
Load More Replies...I still want to go to Australia someday, believe it or not. Mostly because I know there's more to Australia than the stupid 'everything wants to kill you' punchline/meme.
Start by reading the book "In A Sun Burnt Country" funny and informative. I read after about 4 trips there.
Load More Replies...They forgot Drop Bears and Hoop Snakes in that case! 😆
Load More Replies...Honestly.....I have lived in Australia and this is overrated...I have seen spiders but none quite as big as that....I have seen maybe 2 snakes outside of a zoo....and just don't leave your shoes outside! To me that is common sense!
do u live in the outback cause these are all locals to me...
Load More Replies...I still want to go to Australia someday, believe it or not. Mostly because I know there's more to Australia than the stupid 'everything wants to kill you' punchline/meme.
Start by reading the book "In A Sun Burnt Country" funny and informative. I read after about 4 trips there.
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