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Originally posted by Aviendha:
Let's just remember how enormous Australia is when we think about how many venomous snakes and spiders we have here. I mean, I've come across a snake about twice in my life, and (what I consider to be) poisonous spiders maybe 3 times. It's not like they are everywhere.
We do have a heck of a lot of non-deadly spiders around though!
Mind you, I do live in an urban area, so perhaps it's worse out in the outback land? Anyone?
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Urban areas do tend to drive off critters. You've got to understand though. You've seen as many poisonous beasties as me, and I've lived in the suburbs and country. I've also been in the military and spent lots of time camping. It's not venomous critters as much as Australia has tons of POISONOUS critters. Venomous means a critter uses venom. Poisonous means it's been considered a hazard to human life. In other words, it can kill!
Let's not forget that Australia has the worlds only poisonous mammal. The duck billed platypus!