Animals In Australia That Can Kill You

The tiny blue-ringed octopus one of the worlds most venomous animals can kill an adult human in minutes.

Animals in australia that can kill you. Givers of honey and pollinators of the world. Fraser Island is a common place to spot these Australian animals. Australia is notorious for being home to a plethora of dangerous and deadly species.

A University of Melbourne study has found that of all the venomous animals in Australia bees and wasps posed the biggest public health risk killing 27 people and causing 33 percent of all venomous hospitalisations between 2000 and 2013. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. As for Australia having tons of deadly animals its only when you start writing lists like this that you realise there arent that many deadly animals in the world.

As a general rule. Meanwhile sharks in the country kill around 2 people each year whereas crocodiles killed 14 people between 2005 and 2014 compared to 10 deaths during the 33 years preceding 2004. Dingo is an animal native to Australia and can be found all over the country except in Tasmania.

Nearly a third of victims go on to experience heart failure or other serious complications. Horses cows and then dog related deaths exceed anything on this list. Between the box jellyfish and the Irukandji theyre responsible for one death per year in Australia.

Its said to be the most toxic animal on earth with venom containing toxins that attack the heart nervous system and skin. Some prominent characters to avoid include the Red Back Mouse spider Wolf spider Black House spider and Funnel Web spider one the the most venomous in the world -- nay the UNIVERSE. Yes there are plenty of animals that could kill you in the blink of an eye but when you start looking at the numbers you find it is only a handful of species that actually kill anybody.

There were just 3 recorded deaths in the last century attributed to Blue Ringed Octopus. Do not let your children go fossicking on the beach in Australia unless you and they are fully aware of the creatures they might find and which ones are dangerous. Box jellyfish aka Boxfish Sea Wasp Fire Medusa or Stinger It doesnt often kill swimmers yet the box jellyfish usually has a 1010 danger rating.