Australia - A dangerous place! - Page 1
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author: Unknown
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timestamp: September 17, 2011, 01:28:31 am
content: It's that time of year again.Google Maps - Magpie Strike[http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&source=embed&msa=0&msid=104976679924746164101.00048b6367cbb667e3905&ll=-35.012002,144.755859&spn=8.526229,19.753418&z=6

author: PeterG
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timestamp: September 17, 2011, 03:05:09 am
content: If the birds don't get you, the spiders, snakes or kangaroos will.....Regards

author: Lawsen
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 12:06:45 am
content: Australia had a kangaroo that kick and attack golfers on a golf course in another posting in this blog. Is the Tasmanian devil dangerous? This website says no, as long keep their distance from one.http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_a_Tasmanian_Devil_viciousThe top dangerous wild animals in Australia are:1. The Box Jellyfish2. Irukandji, jellyfish3. giant salt water crocodile, very large and dangerous reptile and lay eggs. The sex of their off spring is temperature dependent.4. poisonous blue ring octopus5. poisonous barbs stone fish6. red back spider, cousin to the black widow spider, latrodectus.7. brown snake8. tiger snake9. great white shark. The Great Barrier Reef have these sharks, usually harmless, but not predictable behavior.10. funnel spider11. Maybe a neighborhood dog12. flying birds to distract motorists, bicyclist, or motorcyclist to crash.Drongo is an Australian bird as mentioned by Uncle Vernon.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drongohttp://www.australianfauna.com/t10dangerous.php

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 12:31:22 am
content: Don't forgot Drop Bears, bloody dangerous.http://australianmuseum.net.au/Drop-BearDave.

author: ivan747
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 12:38:46 am
content: That's the only reason for me not to live in Australia. Their bugs are freaking huge and the birds seem to be "different". They have the second highest Human Development Index. That makes it a good country to live in. BTW, I should be learning about Australia's international situation. Any hints on where to get started, please?

author: Lightages
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 12:39:47 am
content: Just another reason to not go to Tasmania. When you look at the distribution map, the place is just full of those Drop Bears, never mind the Tasmanians!

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 12:43:54 am
content: Quote from: ivan747 on September 18, 2011, 12:38:46 amAlso some of the most beautiful and colourful in the world.QuoteWe don't like to boast, but, Yup!QuoteWhat do you mean by "international situation"?In terms of strength of our economy, we currently have few rivals.Dave.

author: Unknown
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 12:59:21 am
content: Quote from: Lightages on September 18, 2011, 12:39:47 amA definite concern, however the greatest risk in populated areas is the drongo. When drongos manage to find their way into motor vehicles the results can be catastrophic.Damage caused by Drongos

author: Unknown
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 01:16:01 am
content: One more for those unsure that Maggies can be a very real danger

author: DrGeoff
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 02:07:48 am
content: Quote from: Lawsen on September 18, 2011, 12:06:45 amThe Eastern Brown snake is nowhere near as potent as the Fierce Snake (Parademansie microlepidotus) and is closely followed by the Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus).There are also many differnt types of Funnel Web spider that have varying degrees of potency, from the Sydney Funnel web (Atrax robustus) to the Northern Tree-dwelling Funnel web (Atrax formidablis).

author: Unknown
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 02:31:59 am
content: Quote from: Lawsen on September 18, 2011, 12:06:45 amSome say they make great pets.

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 05:38:37 am
content: Quote from: Lawsen on September 18, 2011, 12:06:45 amI know a guy that was 10's of minutes away from dying from a Tigersnake bite.He was canyoning in the Blue Mountains and walking out on the trail when he was bitten on the leg.Foolishly he tried to walk a bit further to get better rescue access and that pumped the poison through his body.As the others ran out to find mobile phone coverage he started to foam at the mouth and cough up blood. It got so bad he eventually pushed the EPIRB button and a chopper was overhead within the hour.He needed 12 shots of anti-venom (usually you only need 1-2) and they told him if he didn't have the EPIRB he would have been dead before they got to him.Made the 6 o'clock news as a remarkable survival story.Dave.

author: gamozo
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 05:45:49 am
content: I find it funny that the drop bear distribution map happens to have a cartoon-like bear face on it...http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/Drop-Bear/

author: Lawsen
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 07:20:59 am
content: Australian drop bear (Koalas Droppii v. terroraustralis), a marsupial animal, mean, attack mock up on video to warn forest travelers the dangers.This one is a little gore and terrible sight, but it is a stern warning of the Department of Dangerous Fauna Management, almost one in ten Australians and ignorant visitors have been mauled by a drop bear often needed cosmetic surgery repairs afterwards. Drop bears attack in the day time from morning to dark. "Look up. stay alive;" - Department of Dangerous Fauna Management.http://outbackcooking.blogspot.com/2011/02/koala-drop-bear.htmlNearby islands New Guinea and Borneo native Dayaks headhunters:Before converting these near by Borneo island natives to Christianity or Muslim, the Dayaks were the head hunters of near by Australia. The violence occurred again in the 1990s attacking the Madurese immigrants.http://outbackcooking.blogspot.com/2011/09/australian-headhunters.htmlAustralian Army special forces units, guerrilla operations, deadly jungle and island warfare, more covert or as dangerous as the U.S. Green Berets and U.S. Navy Seals.Headhunting is a health risk, a cause of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, infectious prion disease by the natives in New Guinea and Borneo consuming cranium in Kuru-kuru disease endemic to cannibalistic New Guinea headhunters with similar symptoms.http://house.wikia.com/wiki/Creutzfeldt-Jakob_diseasehttp://www.austincc.edu/microbio/2993i/cjd.htmVictoria Police keeping the province safe from gangs and unemployment demonstrations during the world wide great depression before and slightly after World War Two.http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=314Risky sections and neighborhoods, similar problems in California U.S.A.:http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=781Mining minerals and fossil fuels, coal:http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/tags/-mining-accidentsGiant haul trucks are large and limited driver vision to see geologist and helpers in the open pit mine.http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/Blast-fumes-injure-minersAustralian rip currents are hazard to swimmers, waders, snorkelers, and divers. Always wear a floatation device while in the water, even an orally inflate snorkel vest collar. Even the very best Australian swimmer can become tired and disorientated with the powerful rip currents.http://www.surfrescue.com.au/main/beach-safe/rip-currents/http://www.ripcurrents.com.au/Animation showing how rip currents work:http://www.ripcurrents.com.au/About-Rip-Currents/What-is-a-Rip-Current.aspxI wished there was a way to use these sea currents to generate electricity.HP, hydrofluoric acid, HF, in the semiconductor wafer fab industry to remove oxide impurities from silicon wafers.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrofluoric_acidA wafer software company in Australia:http://www.astc-design.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=30Stingray fish (Myliobatoidei) at the beach is risky to be around:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingrayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Irwin#Death

author: AntiProtonBoy
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 05:37:38 pm
content: A lot of mention of animals, but not much talk on natural chemical phenomena. For example, in some parts of the world you'll find dangerous volcanic lakes that release lots of carbon monoxide gas, wiping out an entire village. Hydrogen sulfide chemical emissions can also occur naturally; it's quite toxic, generally found in wells and deep lakes. In our case, we had a very rare and disastrous dihydrogen monoxide scare in Queensland recently. Many people died as a result. These events usually occur every 40 years.

author: ndictu
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 05:50:25 pm
content: I was watching a documentary long time ago about various animals that can bite/sting/... you and they are poisonous even for humans. It had many episodes and featured everything from spiders, snakes, scorpions, lizards, ant, bees, fish ... But there is one thing I remember from it. 99% of those things live in Australia. Almost every case report of people who (almost) died of those things was Australians or tourists in Australia.

author: Lawsen
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timestamp: September 18, 2011, 07:58:46 pm
content: Dihydrogenmonoxide is H2O, water. Yes, water is dangerous that many people swimming off the coast of Australia have drowned. Surf here:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2009323/American-tourist-Ian-Cole-left-dive-boat-shark-infested-Australian-seas.htmlAustralia do not have gas emissions volcanic lakes like the Lake Nyos, in West of Cameroon. Australia have volcanic lakes when water filled the caldera or when a volcano blown off its top, cone leaving behind a magma chamber filled with water after rains. The 1986 Lake Nyos, Cameroon bubbles of CO2 suffocated more 1700 people and livestock and animals that are low to the ground more than 25 km from the lake. Since 1990s, a French team worked out a CO2 degassing relief pipe to lower the volcanic CO2 gas vents at the lake bed. CO2(g) is heavier, more dense than air and it suffocated people sleeping in their huts and houses around Lake Nyos, Cameroon at night.http://mhalb.pagesperso-orange.fr/nyos/commun/indexcontact.htmhttp://mhalb.pagesperso-orange.fr/nyos/2006/index2006.htmVolcanic gases are not an Australian geologic hazard.California has volcanic gases, C)2(g) and inert isotope He at the Long Valley Caldera by Mammoth Mountain skiing and hiking resort suffocating trees.http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs172-96/Great Bush fires in 125 km (78 miles) west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia a tragedy conflagration with massive property and farm animal loses and 166 people burned to death in 2009. It is not very far away from Dave Jones. The fire was so hot and fast that it overwhelmed the people trying to escape it and the heat so intense that it became a horrific fire storm melting alloy metals in cars.http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/bushfires_in_victoria_australi.htmlCoal seam methane gas is hazard and energy source in the Surat and Bowen basins in Queensland, Australia:http://www.qgc.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=305http://www.qgc.com.au/Australian earthquakes caused by stress in the Australian continent rocks or Australian plate moving towards the Eurasian plate 6 to 7 cm/year.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_Australia#Geological_historyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plates_tect2_en.svghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Australian_PlateThere is the Darling Fault, 1500 km long fault that travels north to south orientation along the west coast of southern Australia. The Darling Fault was the last active break of the Proterozoic (2500 to 542 million years ago) East Gondwana super continent breakup:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_Australia#Geological_historyThe Darling Fault have little recorded major rupture and been dormant for awhile. The geologic features like the giant Darling Scarp raises concerns with some Australian earthquake experts. A scarp is a piled of earth materials shoved by a earthquake fault:http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-sits-on-deadly-fault-line/story-e6frg14u-1225782494162http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darling_ScarpAustralian riots during the 2005 Cronulla, New South Wales by name calling and foolish behavior over nationality and Muslim religious paranoia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Cronulla_riots#Injuries_and_arrestsHigh speed police chase of young adult and teenagers stolen a car and crashed into a tree in the Glenquarie housing estate, western suburb of Macquaire Fields, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The crash by Jesse Kelly and death of the passenger teenagers in the crash resulted into a riot between the police and public in the impoverished neighborhood of Macquaire Fields with an unemployment rate of 10.6%. The unemployment rate is probably higher at the moment with the global downturn.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Fields_riotsHere is some good advice when traveling to rural Australia:http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/australian-outback-dangers.html

author: AntiProtonBoy
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timestamp: September 19, 2011, 04:21:34 am
content: I think you taken my previous post way too seriously!

author: DrGeoff
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timestamp: September 19, 2011, 04:42:56 am
content: Quote from: ndictu on September 18, 2011, 05:50:25 pmI think you mean venomous. Only poisonous if you eat them.

author: DrGeoff
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timestamp: September 19, 2011, 04:46:02 am
content: Quote from: Lawsen on September 18, 2011, 07:58:46 pmThat's just a practical example of Darwinism.

author: Unknown
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timestamp: September 19, 2011, 05:15:55 am
content: Quote from: DrGeoff on September 19, 2011, 04:46:02 amFar from it, MF in fact shown many examples of emerging Reverse Darwinism.Breeding patterns demonstrating the fittest and smartest of the species as the group nearing extinction.

author: DrGeoff
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timestamp: September 19, 2011, 05:43:36 am
content: Quote from: Uncle Vernon on September 19, 2011, 05:15:55 amThink that one all the way through. Once the fittest and smartest have disappeared, all you are left with is a dead-end species aboard the B-Ark.

author: ndictu
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timestamp: September 19, 2011, 10:05:49 am
content: Quote from: DrGeoff on September 19, 2011, 04:42:56 amYeah, that's what I meant, thanks.I think the best part was a snake that some guys shot in the desert, cut it's head off and then when one of them went to pick the head up it bit him. Apparently that species' head can survive for hours after being cut off, just waiting to deliver it's last bite. They drove him to a hospital immediately and they gave him the antivenom just minutes before he would've died.(Disclaimer: this might have been one of those animals outside Australia, but if someone knows what kind of snake can do this let us know)

author: david77
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timestamp: September 19, 2011, 03:58:10 pm
content: Drop Bears ... bloody hell, I wouldn't want to meet one of them.I spent a year in Australia (QLD/NSW) in 2004 and nobody there ever mentioned them.

author: Neilm
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timestamp: September 19, 2011, 07:18:13 pm
content: Looking at the pictures of the cars, I remember when I was over there the directions I was given to my Uncles house. "When you see the car in the tree, turn left". There was a car in the tree - the turning was opposite.Neil

author: Lawsen
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timestamp: September 19, 2011, 07:53:04 pm
content: There are no particular species of snake that will not bite, even with a snake carcass decapitated. The snake has nerves that could still fire a reflex reaction and stick the venomous fangs into the person playing with the snake's head. Most snake bites are caused when some one is drunk and decided to get close to the snake or step on it unintentionally while hiking in the woods or at night in the hot weather. Snakes are most active in the hot weather. California has a lot of snakes like in Australia, too.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakebite#Prevention

author: GeoffS
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timestamp: September 20, 2011, 12:32:37 am
content: Quote from: Lightages on September 18, 2011, 12:39:47 amAs a recent Tasmania immigrant, I resent that remark!You forgot scorpions. I've just finished chopping about 6 tonne of firewood and disturbed few sleepy lizards (it's cold down here), a couple of large but harmless huntsman spiders and any number of small scorpions. I don't know how dangerous these scorpions are but add them to theDo Not Touchlist anyway.

author: Unknown
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timestamp: September 20, 2011, 12:49:19 am
content: Quote from: GeoffS on September 20, 2011, 12:32:37 amNot to worry, once they get the power on down there you'll beable to use electric lighting.Another dangerous Tasmanian creature we forgot to mention is the Toxic Boar. Examples of these, smuggled onto the mainland by hippies, have proven to be a real menace.A real Toxic Bore

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: October 09, 2011, 12:23:11 am
content: Director of the Australian Museum talking about Drop Bears:http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2011/10/07/3334604.htm?site=sydneyAnd given that it's Bathurst today, this video is in order:andYes, kangaroos do actually hop across our race tracks!Dave.

author: ErikTheNorwegian
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timestamp: October 09, 2011, 12:33:23 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 18, 2011, 12:43:54 amHeeemm.. well, a few.. at least one..

author: Unknown
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timestamp: October 09, 2011, 01:15:02 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on October 09, 2011, 12:23:11 amAs yet, only now retired driver and team owner Dick Johnson, holds the Bathurst trifecta, having encountered Animal(Roo), Vegetable(tree) and mineral(rock) while racing at Bathurst.

author: Achilles
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timestamp: October 09, 2011, 06:04:31 pm
content: Hmm, well, Australia is known as the Poisonous-Continent. ...If you keep your eyes open and not act foolish in nature you have low chances to get in trouble.I have been several time in the Amazon and in middle America, saw coral snakes, Pitvipers, tarantulas, poison dart frogs, stingrays and they all were more or less afraid and just moved away.In europe we have wild-pigs, deers, rabbits and so on which cause accidents. The chances are given everywhere I think.not so charming.... A deer got hit by racecar.Well, other drivers cause accidents without any animals involved. Today I have just visited a classic mountain race (just short track) to take some pictures and the only accident was caused by some guy who has build his offroad-buggy with a Hayabusa-engine. He drove in another car, but obviously it was more HP than skill with those guys.I would never keep away from a beautiful place because there are dangerous animals or so. You may not encounter them if you go there, but you loose some great impressions if you don't go there.....

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: October 10, 2011, 12:46:57 am
content: Quote from: Achilles on October 09, 2011, 06:04:31 pmSadly there are people stupid enough to believe all the urban myths about Australia being a dangerous place (mostly Yanks!).Yes, we have some dangerous animals, but as usual, they are more scared of you than you are of them, and they bugger off at the fist sign of you.http://www.sydney100.com/snakes-spiders-sharks.htmDave.

author: Achilles
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timestamp: October 10, 2011, 01:49:41 pm
content: [quote author=EEVblog link=topic=4828.msg66919#msg66919 date=1318207617Sadly there are people stupid enough to believe all the urban myths about Australia being a dangerous place (mostly Yanks!)....http://www.sydney100.com/snakes-spiders-sharks.htmDave.Well, honestly, you should also see that as an advantage, because I have seen tourists making stupid things, because they didn't know what they were playing with....and that's not affected by nationality (...but there seems to be tendencies....)I had two colleagues who just wanted to came to our research camp by helicopter because they had the impression to get murdered when they drive there by boat. Then they have always been afraid of snakes......deadly ugly snakesGuess what: One of them got stung by a ray when he was bathing for fun in the river downside and crossed some sandbanks...... No Problem, just wrong behaviorI also saw americans petting with a wild sloth that came down for it's weekly toilet...... well, honestly, I think if they act in that way they should be afraid and keep out of the country......

author: Unknown
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timestamp: October 23, 2011, 08:09:58 am
content: A 3 footer only a baby.

author: Achilles
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timestamp: October 23, 2011, 09:30:16 am
content: Ohh nice colors. Well, it keeps you house free from parasitesNo honestly, I think you live a bit outside of the cities. Do you often have snakes around your House or even in your House? There are sometimes documentaries in our TV about Krokodile and Snake captures to free them again in the Wilderness down there in AUS.In Germany I am happy if I see a rabbit or sth. like that. Wild animals have declined very much over the past decades, but are coming back again slowly. Very nice to have a chance to spot a Wild-Cat or so again.In the tropics....hehe, don't know it, don't touch it and don't be a fool

author: vk6zgo
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timestamp: October 23, 2011, 09:35:24 am
content: There aren't many things that can actually EAT you in Australia though.No land animals,anyway,though a croc could have honorary land animal status,whereas in the USA & Canada,there are several!VK6ZGO

author: Bored@Work
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timestamp: October 23, 2011, 09:43:10 am
content: Quote from: vk6zgo on October 23, 2011, 09:35:24 amI consider the difference between just being dead or being dead and eaten marginal and not relevant.

author: Achilles
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2011, 10:05:30 am
content: Quote from: BoredAtWork on October 23, 2011, 09:43:10 amHeheheNo honestly, most animals which are called deadly are dangerous but nor lethal. It could happen if you don't get medical treatment. Venenemous snakes often have very high toxins but inject small amounts because they know they won't eat you and actually have to work to get their poison. High injection may mean no poison left for pray.It's a problem if you get a bite in a remote area (which could possibly be the case in Australia). If you keep a bit careful it's mo Problem, even if you encounter a snake or scorpion or tarantula. Keep Moving away and she keeps moving away.Most cases of snakebites in South America are plantation workers which have to walk through shrubs and high grass and can't see what's beneath that@Uncle Vernon:The snake may have liked you music and wanted to move inSnakes are curious

author: Unknown
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timestamp: October 23, 2011, 10:13:44 am
content: Quote from: Achilles on October 23, 2011, 09:30:16 amNo this one has been dispatched to the far end of the creek! Blacks are fairly timid, but he was getting a tad pissed off by the time that we got him in the bag.Blacks you don't have to be too brave even if they can kill you, they'll only strike when they feel threatened. Browns are a different story much more aggressive, and tigers will chase you at any sign of threat.QuoteI'm spending time in both but yes this is in coastal NSW, south of Sydney.There are plenty of snakes about in the cities or more accurately in the outer suburbs of the cities.QuoteAround yes! Especially at this time of year, with new chums looking for spaces, and the older ones coming out of hibernation. Lots of ponds around, means lots of frogs, which means more than a few snakes.In the house, not so often, they are timid, but it does happen from time to time.QuoteI don't think my bit of snake wrangling today was quite to doco standard, but there was some crouching, jumping back and shouts of crikey. And a thick pair of welding gloves probably marks me as less butch (foolhardy).QuoteYou can have all the rabbits you want from here. A couple of idiot poms released a few 200 years ago and it's been plague and damage ever since. Rabbits don't belong here.

author: Achilles
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timestamp: October 23, 2011, 10:21:44 am
content: No you can keep the rabbits, you may ned the fur for the next Ice-Age.We have some struggles with racoons which were released in the 1930's here for hunting. Guess what, they got an invasive species..... People never learnSo all in all it keeps you moving and active down there in Australia. I would prefer frogs in my House, .....ok I have frogs in my house...., but as long as you can move out what you don't like it's OK

author: Unknown
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timestamp: October 23, 2011, 10:23:19 am
content: Quote from: Achilles on October 23, 2011, 10:05:30 amNo one likes my music but me. And it certainly wasn't heavy metal snake music.Should I have put the receiver on eBay as genuine Metal Amp? Could have captured the headbanger market, who'd probably appreciate it if their amp bit them.

author: vk6zgo
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timestamp: October 23, 2011, 01:17:43 pm
content: Quote from: BoredAtWork on October 23, 2011, 09:43:10 amThe thing is,snakes & suchlike are usually reacting to something you(probably inadvertently)did to them, whereas the creatures that eat you like lions & tigers & bears (Oh my!) are usually proactive in the process of killing you.VK6ZGO

author: baljemmett
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timestamp: October 23, 2011, 04:42:11 pm
content: Quote from: Uncle Vernon on October 23, 2011, 10:23:19 amDidn't you have a Tom Waits quote in your signature for a while? That's good enough to get a thumbs up from me, at any rate(New album out tomorrow, hope my pre-order arrives; the record shop in town couldn't guarantee they'd have any in on the day, and wanted 50% more than their own web operation to boot. Bah. But I digress.)

author: ThePranksta
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timestamp: October 24, 2011, 07:33:52 am
content: The Australian drop bear is similar to Quade Cooper = quite gay with bark a lot worse than its bite.The South African tokoloshe on the other hand is real scary, it bites of your toes and rapes your ass.

author: Unknown
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timestamp: October 24, 2011, 12:27:11 pm
content: Quote from: ThePranksta on October 24, 2011, 07:33:52 amStill bitter about the rugby huh? Australia got a miserable third! Where did the Boks come again? :-)

author: ThePranksta
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2011, 02:18:48 pm
content: Quote from: Uncle Vernon on October 24, 2011, 12:27:11 pmMe? Bitter about the rugby??? Never!!F%#$ YOU BRYCE LAWRENCE!Well at least South Africa produces proper refs.PS - will stop hi-jacking the thread now.

author: kolbep
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timestamp: October 24, 2011, 03:26:37 pm
content: You think Oz is dangerous.In South Africa if you are a cyclist in a nature area, you are in danger of being ambushed:(This happened just the other day, about 150Km from where I live):

author: Time
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timestamp: October 24, 2011, 09:06:01 pm
content: die antwoord?

author: Unknown
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timestamp: October 24, 2011, 10:15:59 pm
content: Quote from: ThePranksta on October 24, 2011, 02:18:48 pmThe finest refs money can buy.