Nope - absolutely none of the birds or mammals are venomous. We saw very few snakes - we were begging to see one 7 weeks into the trip. We saw no venomous spiders or reptiles. The most venomous critter was one tiger snake on our birding tour at Inala on Tasmania. She was a super mellow snake though because she lives on a protected reserve and knows the people are not coming at her with a shovel. She was gorgeous. Otherwise it was a tree that was the most dangerous - the Australian stinging tree in the rain forest. Another of our guides told us to stay away because it can cause excruciating pain for months.
OMG, glad you made it back in one piece! And that poor little doggy, having to shit a brick -- ouch!
ReplyDeleteI know - we avoided the jelly fish and alligators.
DeleteYikes! I knew Australia was full of dangerous animals, but apparently the whole country is really slippery as well! People falling down everywhere.
ReplyDeleteAt least they apparently make everybody pick up their dog poo. One less thing for everybody to slip on.
They try but dog poo was the one danger that got us.
DeleteEverything is venomous in Australia. If you go to Australia and bite yourself, you'll probably die.
ReplyDeleteNope - absolutely none of the birds or mammals are venomous. We saw very few snakes - we were begging to see one 7 weeks into the trip. We saw no venomous spiders or reptiles. The most venomous critter was one tiger snake on our birding tour at Inala on Tasmania. She was a super mellow snake though because she lives on a protected reserve and knows the people are not coming at her with a shovel. She was gorgeous. Otherwise it was a tree that was the most dangerous - the Australian stinging tree in the rain forest. Another of our guides told us to stay away because it can cause excruciating pain for months.
DeleteOoops take that back. A platypus does have some venom in its hind claws.
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