Poisonous Australia...

[K.Snyder]

This is a question that I've had plagued in the back of my mind for quite some time...

I hope no one takes offense to my asking...

I've always been interested in visiting other places and I would like to visit Australia but I do have a few concerns...

First of all I can't stand snakes...I don't have a problem with handling non venomous snakes but when it comes to anything venomous I sincerely don't want to be within 100 feet of them let alone in the same vicinity...

My major question is is it quite common to run into poisonous things in Australia and are there any myths related to which are more serious than others?...Also how do you spend your daily lives without keeping it etched in the back of your mind that you may be "going to the hospital today"?...Or have all of you grown accustomed to being very cautious in everything you do?...

To be completely honest I'm more terrified of having one of my limbs rot off than I am of dieing and I'm only 26...I don't want to die...So that alone must tell you how much I am not partial to anything venomous...

I mean it seems anything I hear associated with Australia the first thing I think of is poison...

And don't even get me started on the King Brown snake...I would need a damn oozie for that SOB...

But just to put things into perspective I believe this link provides information on "the ten most venomous snakes in the world and all of them can be found in Australia"... http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/tenmostvenomous.htm

So...Australia hopefuls and citizens alike...Please convince me that Australia is well worth visiting...

[mrsK]

Originally Posted by K.Snyder

This is a question that I've had plagued in the back of my mind for quite some time...

I hope no one takes offense to my asking...

I've always been interested in visiting other places and I would like to visit Australia but I do have a few concerns...

First of all I can't stand snakes...I don't have a problem with handling non venomous snakes but when it comes to anything venomous I sincerely don't want to be within 100 feet of them let alone in the same vicinity...

My major question is is it quite common to run into poisonous things in Australia and are there any myths related to which are more serious than others?...Also how do you spend your daily lives without keeping it etched in the back of your mind that you may be "going to the hospital today"?...Or have all of you grown accustomed to being very cautious in everything you do?...

To be completely honest I'm more terrified of having one of my limbs rot off than I am of dieing and I'm only 26...I don't want to die...So that alone must tell you how much I am not partial to anything venomous...

I mean it seems anything I hear associated with Australia the first thing I think of is poison...

And don't even get me started on the King Brown snake...I would need a damn oozie for that SOB...

But just to put things into perspective I believe this link provides information on "the ten most venomous snakes in the world and all of them can be found in Australia"... http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/tenmostvenomous.htm

So...Australia hopefuls and citizens alike...Please convince me that Australia is well worth visiting...

Of course it is worth visiting

I have lived here for more than half a century.
In the outback too.
I have never been bitten by anything worse than sandflies & mossies,bees,and a wasp.
You must have them where you are.?
Come for a visit you will love it.I promise.

[K.Snyder]

Originally Posted by mrsK

Of course it is worth visiting

I have lived here for more than half a century.
In the outback too.
I have never been bitten by anything worse than sandflies & mossies,bees,and a wasp.
You must have them where you are.?
Come for a visit you will love it.I promise.

Well to be honest the only creatures we have around here are skunks...

I'm dead serious...We have nothing poisonous here in Ohio...In very far southern Ohio you may run into an occasional rattle snake but that's mainly in the hills and far from civilized society...

We do have bees and wasps...I'm not quite sure what mossies are but I'm quite positive we don't have those around here...

There may also be the occasional and rare water moccasin or also known as a cotton mouth...But really nothing venomous lives here habitually...

Maybe this is why I'm unnerve about poisonous things...

I'm quite sure that it really is nice there...I was mainly looking for people who have had experiences with this sort of thing and how frequent it is to run into poisonous creatures...

[Ally]

Snyder Snyder Snyder,LOL Please excuse me for laughing but u have been watching toooooooooooooooo much TV.Of coarse there are snakes and spiders like everywhere else,and some of them are nasty,but just like living anywhere else u dont see them at all unless u go somewhere where they are.No we dont go around thinking about them everyday there's a lot more things to think about than a little ole snake lol.But I must admit we have had the occasional snake in the house, and my dog had disposed of them, so u may need a dog,and we do get red backs thats spiders nasty ones in the thunder box.Apart form that its all cool.Oh and theirs sharks and stingers,but its all good.Just let me know if u need to know anything else Snyder ill be happy to help.Cheers Possum.

[K.Snyder]

Originally Posted by Ally

Snyder Snyder Snyder,LOL Please excuse me for laughing but u have been watching toooooooooooooooo much TV.Of coarse there are snakes and spiders like everywhere else,and some of them are nasty,but just like living anywhere else u dont see them at all unless u go somewhere where they are.No we dont go around thinking about them everyday there's a lot more things to think about than a little ole snake lol.But I must admit we have had the occasional snake in the house, and my dog had disposed of them, so u may need a dog,and we do get red backs thats spiders nasty ones in the thunder box.Apart form that its all cool.Oh and theirs sharks and stingers,but its all good.Just let me know if u need to know anything else Snyder ill be happy to help.Cheers Possum.

...I do watch the discovery channel often...

Occasional snake?......See this is what I mean...Were they poisonous?...

No way would I ever sleep knowing it were possible for a poisonous snake to enter my house...And we're not talking about your average snake we're talking about..."the ten most venomous snakes in the world"...Surely you understand the concern without the luxury of habit?...

And I heard the red back spiders are the most poisonous spiders in Australia...Is this incorrect?...

And Black widows?...I'm sorry but I'm a man and Black widows don't like me...Has to be a form of intuition for the likes of themselves...

I'm just not good with poisonous things...

Maybe you could hold me and read me a bed time story?...

[K.Snyder]

Originally Posted by Ally

Oh and theirs sharks and stingers,but its all good.

Oh and stone fish?...Forgettaboutit...

I've heard people would rather get hit with shrapnel...

[Ally]

LOL yep red backs are nasty little critters,reallysnyder i am having a bit of fun with u sorry,but like everywhere in the world there are all kinds of nastys.Red backs do live in houses under things but u dont usually see them and they keep their distance.Snakes once in a blue moon would u get one in the house they are normaly not poisonous.Really its not a problem at all and we do have antidotes for snake bites lol.Please come and visit our great country u will love it and u will probably never see a snake or red back unless u go to the zoo.lol

[K.Snyder]

Originally Posted by Ally

LOL yep red backs are nasty little critters,reallysnyder i am having a bit of fun with u sorry,but like everywhere in the world there are all kinds of nastys.Red backs do live in houses under things but u dont usually see them and they keep their distance.Snakes once in a blue moon would u get one in the house they are normaly not poisonous.Really its not a problem at all and we do have antidotes for snake bites lol.Please come and visit our great country u will love it and u will probably never see a snake or red back unless u go to the zoo.lol

Well there you go...That's especially comforting thank you......Wait a minute...You wouldn't be lieing to me would you?......Just joking...

I find it hard to believe that out of all of those poisonous snakes that it's rare to come across them...The spiders I can cope with somewhat considering I know that what ensues is more so agonizing pain and that of stapling my thumb back to the likes of my hand...

But as far as the antidote speech I have to say that's not exactly soothing...

I have gained a bit more of a perspective thank you...

[Ally]

Dont worry we will look after u wen u come over.

[K.Snyder]

Originally Posted by Ally

Dont worry we will look after u wen u come over.

Oh good...

You can point out all of the deadly things...