15 Most Dangerous Creatures in Australia
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Having been separated from other landmasses around the world for many millennia, life in Australia has evolved along a separate path. This is what has led to the country being home to countless stunning and wonderful animals, but is also why it’s where you’ll find some of the deadliest and most horrifying ones too. Stop watching now if you plan on visiting the land down under anytime soon, as it’s time to meet the 15 most dangerous creatures in Australia.
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1. Australians
@ashleyfoot4230
Жыл бұрын
This hahahah
@starp-r
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Varout04
Жыл бұрын
If I didn't see this comment, I would have said it.
@beardedruckus
Жыл бұрын
Spoilers!!!
@timrichardson6225
Жыл бұрын
2 Everything else
If the world was a video game, Australia is the final boss you have to fight.
@TheBangMangTingTang
Жыл бұрын
Pretty much, survival here is almost impossible there's always something that can kill you, and it's normally something you don't see just notice the next day or 20 mins after it's basically killed you already
@dalegallacher7074
Жыл бұрын
I’m Australian I got more things in my backyard that can kill you than the whole of Europe…if your really worried you can head to the ocean lol
@djdeemz7651
Жыл бұрын
@@TheBangMangTingTang You need more grizzly bears and wolves , you lack furry predators that will eat humans (dingos dont count)
@flashgordon6859
Жыл бұрын
Haha! True story.
@ZoroastrianFlame
Жыл бұрын
Well, were not here to fuck spiders.
I had a close call with an Eastern Brown snake but I’m more worried about visiting the states & encountering a lunatic with a gun
@gail2500
Жыл бұрын
Me too. I'm in Australia, lived in the tropics at one time and yeah, lots of creepy crawlies around. But my biggest concern is to protect myself from rogue humans.
@Jett_Cash
Жыл бұрын
And that's why I'm not going to America
@Jett_Cash
Жыл бұрын
And I'm also a Australian
@paulreid2223
Жыл бұрын
Keep away Democrat run sh*tholes and you'll be safer than most ..
@leefischer5814
3 ай бұрын
Go to a state with a high concentration of gun owners...safest states with very little gun crimes.
You missed out on the Eastern Brown. Reason why it should've been included is because it's the 2nd most venomous snake in Australia and the world but the biggest reason is because it's readily found in civilised parts so it's very much in contact with humans. It's also more willing to face threats than to shy away and escape and they very rarely if ever deliver a dry bite.
@somerandom2343
Жыл бұрын
True, the eastern brown snake is considered to be the most deadly snake in Australia, due to how common it interacts with humans and domestic pets and how common bites happen.
@brontewcat
Жыл бұрын
I have read the the eastern brown is actually often give a dry bite.
@somerandom2343
Жыл бұрын
@@brontewcat a lot of snakes can dry bite, but just think of it this way 3 quarter's of all snake bites and death in Australia over a 10 year period were by the eastern brown snake. On top of that Australia has a large number of venomous snakes and a lot of them come in contact with humans on a regular basis, all of them more than the Inland taipan.
@shannonkeys8594
Жыл бұрын
Inland taipan number 1
@somerandom2343
Жыл бұрын
@@shannonkeys8594 Inland taipan is the world's most venomous, but isn't Australia's most dangerous. As the criteria to determining the most dangerous, is how likely people come across the snake, and how often people get bitten. The eastern brown snake is Australia's most dangerous snake, the Inland taipan is rarely encountered by humans.
I am sick and tired of always hearing about deadly spiders snakes sharks or what ever. I’m a woman in her 70s I have only ever seen one snake in the wild in my life, and it was slithering across the road, you don’t go near it it won’t go near you. Same with anything. ❤️🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺
@terrykerslake2675
Жыл бұрын
You have to watch out for the dreaded drop bears. Bloody agro things they are….
@luked8873
Жыл бұрын
Must have lived a sheltered life, my doberman knocked off a brown snake in my back yard last year
@luked8873
Жыл бұрын
@@highcountrydelatite wasn't joking kiddo, me dog killed a brown in the back yard, threw what's left over the neighbours fence, boomers irk me
@blackmagic6
Жыл бұрын
Nice try. Lol, I'm still not coming to Australia ..... EVER!
@luked8873
Жыл бұрын
@@blackmagic6 👻
Grown up and living in the Outback I have had a few encounters with Snakes, the Snakes are generally timid and do their jolly best to avoid people and the Inland Taipan has a fairly placid temperament. However its always best to not muck around with Snakes, most of Australia’s animals are not the average petting Zoo variety.
I lived up between Cairns and Townsville for a few years , we had some bad flooding one year along with cyclone Yassi not long after , I saw a few big saltwater crocs swimming around in the floodwater not far from our house. needless to say walking through flood water up there is never a good idea. I was surprised you didn't mention The Eastern brown snake. it kills more people than the taipan, we have lots of them around here where i live now. out of all our snakes they worry me the most.
@jradfole93
Жыл бұрын
Yep! I’m from South East Queensland (Maryborough), when I was younger we had some floods and my mates and I were stupid enough to walk through waste deep flood waters, thankfully none of us became croc bait but shit when I look back 😳
@dashalovesmusic
5 ай бұрын
Holly sh*t!!! Sounds like a croc movie!!!! Did you actually see them? Do you have any video? I love aussies but their "cute" animals give me chills!!!!
@JamieRamsay
5 ай бұрын
@@dashalovesmusic I don't have any video of them from the floods but we saw the crocs everyday, besides them swimming around in the flood water, they used to sunbake along the river banks and they also used to live in dams and ponds , pretty much anywhere there was enough water for them to hide in. i saw all sizes from babies a few feet long but crocs around 10 to 12 feet in length were quite common and i did see a few around that must have been closer to 15 feet long. when i moved back down south were there are no crocs it took a few years for me to be happy near rivers again as being on the watch out for them gets burned into your mind.
@dashalovesmusic
5 ай бұрын
@@JamieRamsay 😱😱😱
You forgot the white tailed spider. If bitten the venom can cause the flesh to rot and people have lost limbs as a result of needing to have amputation to prevent death.
@Bruce15485
Жыл бұрын
I have killed quite a few at my place over the years. Sometimes they do not have the white tail.
@Taiya-711
8 ай бұрын
When I was little I found one and cos I love spiders I didn't. Realise that it was a white tale and when I realised I put. It down and ran back to camp with my cousin and we told our parents straight away luckily wasn't bitten 😅
......and this is why I live where the cold hurts my face. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks you for adding metric in your videos❤️keep up the great work
To be honest I am surprised that the Cassowary and the Emu didn't make the list. How about the Magpie?
Got bitten by a Redback when I was six. Made me rather ill but didn't kill me. Strangely enough, most Redback bites happen in the same environment - outside toilets. I've also been in the water with several of these sharks. Never seem a funnel web even though I live in the area they live. Killed the odd snake. That's life in Australia!
@sjay7292
Жыл бұрын
Good to know it didn't kill you... (PS: glad you still have some facilities)
@topfives
Жыл бұрын
oh my gosh!
@Jett_Cash
Жыл бұрын
I have seen a funnel web spider and Redbacks
@marilynblair7414
Жыл бұрын
..."Made me rather ill, but didn't kill me...." Are you sure?
@jaye2491
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Redbacks will thankfully almost never deliver a large dose of venom.
2:00 "They grow to be about five inches, which is about five centimeters long".....uh, no...that's not how that works. lol
@mikev751
Жыл бұрын
12,7cm
@71jdanziger
Жыл бұрын
lol I was just going to comment on the exact same thing
@stoney10
Жыл бұрын
Heard that too
@stoney10
Жыл бұрын
Mate some of your info is way off. Especially the sizes. You say jumping ants are 1cm long. Well I’ve seen them well over an inch
Number 1 should be the Australian government
@williamevans-cg6vt
Жыл бұрын
😂 from 🇬🇧
Forgot the eastern brown snake😮
Actually. Cows and horses are the most dangerous creatures in Australia as they have the hugest death toll caused by animals in Australia yearly.
Where's our native a Velociraptor, the Cassowary ? It's the world most dangerous bird, it deserves a place here ! 😜
6:05: "Sharks are known for being the alpha predators of the oceans". Killer whales: "Ummmmm, really?"
@andynieuwenhuis7833
Жыл бұрын
Yes,Killer whale hold my 6 pack of beer.😂
@GeoffTheChefOfficial
Жыл бұрын
Indeed. “Orca has entered the chat” 😂
you could pick the 15 LESS dangerous creatures in Australia and they would still be much more dangerous than the ones we have in Portugal. Bless this paradise. If it weren't for the wildlife I would move to Australia.
@OriginalAcrobat
Жыл бұрын
You honestly have more chance of being killed by a horse in Australia than any of the creatures on this list.
I've lived in Australia my entire life and, having been in the army and now living in the Outback, working outdoors as a tour guide, I'd probably be in more danger from these critters than most Australians. And do you know how many times I've been bitten by a snake? Once. A non-venomous one. I was picking it up to show off to my passengers on a tour. How many times have I been bitten by a spider? Never. Attacked by a shark or a crocodile? Nil, zip, zero. Use your commonsense with these things and they won't harm you.
@billythekid2281
Жыл бұрын
My Stepdad almost died from a mouse spider. It bit him multiple times on the thigh while he was sleeping off a few beers on a couch on a verandah , on a farm in NSW. My dog almost died from a paralysis tick. Even after multiple trips to the vet, and the vet telling us she can’t walk because both of her back leg tendons are broken and she needs a $10,000 operation. Nothing wrong with her tendons. It was a tick. And I have been bitten twice by Jack Jumpers and have had an allergic reaction. The second time worse than the first. Don’t be complacent and think it will never happen.
@billythekid2281
Жыл бұрын
Oh and I forgot, my Dad was stung by a stingray (his fault), and almost died. Still had the scar 45 years later when he passed.
@EliStanbrook
10 ай бұрын
@@billythekid2281in wich state of Australia was that
@billythekid2281
10 ай бұрын
@@EliStanbrook Stingray was Queensland. Jack jumpers Victoria.
Many years ago my mom was stung by a box jellyfish it has really long tentacles where he called them and one of them had wrapped around her leg and as soon as she got out of the water is just built and very very painful she did survive though.
@Your_Dog751
Жыл бұрын
Damn she did get blessed by god
i live in Australia. there were a few mentioned in this video that even I didnt know about. makes me even more scared to travel interstate up north - 😮
@danielobrien1571
Жыл бұрын
How long do you wear your hair? I admire that feature on a woman, describe how your hair looks?
In Australia, sharks and crocodiles are the biggest killers... a few each per year. Vehicle accident deaths in Australia average 1100 per year but be very wary of the formidable and aggressive drop-bears.
@tmyers2526
Жыл бұрын
Yesssssssss vicious things 😂😊
@Reddzion
Жыл бұрын
a croc would purposely eat a person, however sharks do not, death by sharks is very rare to be honest and those deaths is due to mostly blood loss, or infection from the death. Death by crocs also very rare, 99% of people stay away from them.
@riskybiscuit6617
Жыл бұрын
No mate. Top three are horses, cows then roos. Crocs aren't even top ten.
No mention of Australias Dropbearius?
@joeadams1225
Жыл бұрын
Heya Mate, and the little known " JUMP ROOT" , eh ? You know ? Eh ?
@joeadams1225
Жыл бұрын
I forgot , the little appreciated " Sensitive Weed" .. just a little too sensitive for all its own good, eh? You know, eh?
The top on brings out the wheels ❤
I’ve never been overseas, so I love seeing all these amazing places. And Ren is welcome in our open waters anytime🇦🇺. He just needs to watch out for sharks, box jellyfish, stonefish. Oh and don’t forget blue ringed octopus, stingrays, Irukandji jellyfish, stonefish and bluebottle jellyfish. Oh wait and the cone snail. And crocs in the NT. On second thought best he doesn’t swim here, we need his music too much. 😀
They forgot the deadliest of all....Homo Sapiens, which includes the Klausus Schwabtius, Billientimus Gatefascicus and Geogericha Sorosprosonoris.
@paulreid2223
Жыл бұрын
True words spoken !!!
First and thanks for this video 😊😊
The male Sydney Funnel web at 20 mins 30 secs, is extremely deadly, 6 times as deadly as the Females. Usually tell a male because of its small abdomen, and this is the one that wanders.
You should a top 2 list of aussie animals that wont kill you
Oh yeah, every time there’s a huntsman outside, they’re quite friendly! They’ll even let you pick them up. But don’t pick up a funnel web spider!
Good vidéos i like it
Snakes and spiders u learn to look before u step or pick up something. learn whats common to where u live spiders can be found in old tin cans outside light fixtures and snakes like hiding under wood and brush. Never reach where u cannot see if u go camping check u shoes don't go swimming in water that might have alligators or crocs. Respect nature and enjoy it most people get a snake bite from picking it up just go around Respect nature and it Respect u.
@mikev751
Жыл бұрын
Or just move somewhere safer....
@andynieuwenhuis7833
Жыл бұрын
@@anthonyj7989 The northern territories of Canada.
I got a taipan snake on my front patio. Once mum picked it up and put it on the rock even know she knows a taipan, but she still picking it up. She knew it was highly venomous.
Hi I'm from Queensland Australia we are now starting to get a white tail and redback spiders mating with each other
@marilynblair7414
Жыл бұрын
OMG.....We are doomed!!
@iwenttobunnings7868
Жыл бұрын
As a QLD resident myself, that problem is nothing. We need to curb the junkies first in QLD. Worst in the country
A sad fact is that the crocodiles die if they eat a poisonous cane toad.
You forgot the junkies and bogans. They're way more dangerous than any of our wildlife.
Me and my friends as kids...look blue ring octopus - let's poke it til it goes blue. We are a different breed indeed.
Australia is sooo scary
@gail2500
Жыл бұрын
Look it's not that bad, as long as you don't go outside.
@samshepherd26
Жыл бұрын
Assuming you're in America, as an Australian I'd rather take my chances with a snake, spider or jellyfish over a grizzly bear or mountain lion any day.
@lindamccaughey6669
Жыл бұрын
Australia is beautiful, you rarely see these animals
@michaelpfeiler5537
Жыл бұрын
@@samshepherd26 the bigger animals are easier to deal with. Just need the right caliber and gun to deal with them. Spiders and snakes are not as easy to hit, especially the spiders that will survive you stepping on them. I'll take the big carnivores any day of the week
I loved the Discworld's Australia. Death asked for a list of the non-poisonous creatures living there. The list had one entry: Some of the sheep.
Here we go 🎉
Australia is one of the safest places on earth. With common sense it's easy to keep away from dangerous wildlife in Australia. America has bears, wolves and mountain lions. So much harder to stay away from.
Come to Australia we have man eating crocodiles sharks 6 of the world's 8 most venomous snakes. Venomous spiders. Care for a visit?
I live in S.E. Queensland, Australia,on acreage in the Gold Coast hinterland.Every snake season I deal with eastern browns,red belly blacks and occasionally king browns,the biggest I've seen was 6metres or 20ft. Also the platypus has poison spikes on its back legs,the stingray killed Steve Irwin. Q. What is the most dangerous animal in Oz, responsible for the most deaths?. A. The horse. Queenslander.
@kiffaj9982
Жыл бұрын
What about the Great White shark. Queenslander.
Those spiders wow how potent they are
2:02 13cm for the metric world* which is hauntingly large
4. The old bin chicken, deadly and stupidly deadly
My sister got bitten by a jumper/hopper Ant when she was 3, went in to anaphylactic shock and we had to rush her to hospital before her breathing stopped
There's one notable missing here..... The Magpie! around September every year, a more vicious ans spiteful bird that wants you dead, you will not meet.
All sounds very scary ,but still safer than a subway station in any American city I'd guess
@youtubeuserzzzz
Жыл бұрын
Can't Australia shine for just a moment, without bringing the US in everything?🤬
@margaretboehm4485
Жыл бұрын
Especially with your gun "laws"
@jeffreystorer4966
Жыл бұрын
@@margaretboehm4485 if you have any reason to own em here you can ,but we don't have every pocket full ,no system is ideal
I'm not sure how you ranked these, but according Australia’s National Coronial Information System, the animal that is most likely to kill you is the horse.
@riskybiscuit6617
Жыл бұрын
Spot on. then cows then roos I'm pretty sure. lists like this are bs.
I love seeing Americans react to Aussies
Live in Australia this is load of crap they don't came after you like grizzly bears do etc
@danielobrien1571
Жыл бұрын
How long do you wear your hair? I admire that feature on a woman, describe how your hair looks?
@cazkellie
Жыл бұрын
@@danielobrien1571 very very long
@danielobrien1571
Жыл бұрын
@@cazkellie Thank you for responding, and the reason I'm asking is that I admire ladies that grow their hair luxurious lengths and I find it very beautiful. Can you describe your hair like how long and thick it actually is, how you wear it and if you like having it tended to. Also, some things about yourself and your interests please.
@Tumarra1
Жыл бұрын
When did he say that these creatures just come after you? I believe he said, when they feel threatened. Stop trying to find a reason to be mad, Karen 🙄
@cazkellie
Жыл бұрын
@@Tumarra1 LoL 😂
Magpies mate.... Magpies 0_0
@killercoop
Жыл бұрын
And eshays.😂
@Plab1402
Жыл бұрын
@@killercoop defo Sydney eshays
@iwenttobunnings7868
Жыл бұрын
@@Plab1402 *Brisbane eshays. Worse than Sydney ones. Also, magpies are amazing. They're not scary at all
Inaccurate- most dangerous animals in Australia- horses, cows and dogs. Most feared - unless you are in the Tropics - magpies in nesting season. In the Tropics - it’s probably crocs.
I didn't see Adam BumBandit, Elbow, Bowen, Chalmers and Bent Penny on the list - the wildlife is truly manageable though !!!
him: Box jellyfish is the most deadliest jellyfish scuba diver:LE TOUCH
@ztheletter5296
Жыл бұрын
A nylon stocking will protect you from a box jelly but that shouldn't mean you can go swimming. Crocs, stonefish and sharks inhabit the same areas.
the most deaths caused by animals in Australia are horses and bees statistically speaking haha
Is this bill dewees performing the voice over!?
When i go for walks outside i literally keep an eye on my surroundings to make sure there aren’t any dangerous snakes or any other dangerous creatures
Ever since I was a kid and read about the poisonous creatures living in Australia, it's been a lifelong ambition to stay as far away from the friggin place as possible. Keep your bbq shrimp. 😨
@briancritchley5295
Жыл бұрын
I am Australian, 71 and live on the east coast, I have heard about people who have been bitten but no one I know has, I would not go near the water in north Queensland, I have never BBQ a shrimp, but I know how to cook steak..
@jamesbarisitz4794
Жыл бұрын
@@briancritchley5295 There's a man who knows what's what. Love slab of bbq'd steak. And a butterfly cut leg of lamb. 😃
@karenhearne7112
Жыл бұрын
YOU are living in fear. Aussies mostly live our lives how we like. We take precautions and don't take dumb chances. Try going outside the zone the media has put you in. Think about it and have a great holiday.
@GeoffTheChefOfficial
Жыл бұрын
It’s Prawn. Not shrimp. But cool :)
@margaretboehm4485
Жыл бұрын
What's a shrimp?? Silly Paul Hogan. It's prawns... 🦐
I remember those cone snail is so deadly
The Nile crock has a more powerful bit force.
@Jett_Cash
Жыл бұрын
No?
@EDsavant
Жыл бұрын
@@Jett_Cash the salt water is bigger but the Nile has the bite force
@Jett_Cash
Жыл бұрын
@@EDsavant no the saltwater crocodile is the largest crocodile alive and has the strongest bite forced
You forgot to mention the British Monarch. Responsible for more First Nations peoples than, crocodiles, snakes spiders etc etc etc.
There are many species that would be dangerous if you encountered them, but the chances of encountering them are extremely low. The top and second-top animal killers are cattle and horses (I forget which one is top). The total of everything else is less than either of those.
having lived in SA, i refused to venture anywhere near Sydney bc of those funnel webs ☠️ i heard their fangs can puncture steel toe boots, and besides being aggressive af, they can play dead in ur pool for weeks until a meal swims by😳. horrid little monsters
Eastern Brown and Coastal Taipan
Been stung 5 times by a box jelly, less effects each time
They have sooooo may venomous creatures. I am in awe of Australians😅
@danielobrien1571
Жыл бұрын
How long do you wear your hair? I admire that feature on a woman, describe how your hair looks?
Russell Crowe's not on the list?
@Rob-fc9wg
7 ай бұрын
He's a Kiwi.
welcome to Australia folks
Wow! As I am a nature tourist, I just cancelled my trip to Australia.
No mention of the drop bear?
Oh hell naw
These animals are incredible dangerous and yet the Australians look after them and rescue them when they are in danger even when they are so deadly
A true experience one of my cats killed one of the most venomous snakes in the world
How did you get Charlie Sheen to narrate? 🤣
Im moving to austalia and have the biggest fear for spiders is it that bad or do you only spot one rarely
@cainmcfarlane8755
Күн бұрын
There everywhere mate but don't worry to much they leave you alone most of the time
Firstly, the jump jack. That is a bulldog ant not a jumping jack. Yes the jumping jacks, are the most aggressive ant in the world, they are not the most dangerous. The bulldog ant, is also a very dangerous ant, and almost just at aggressive, but not to the same extent. They are both not a true ant, they are apart of the wingless wasp species of ant
Mouse spiders are not 5 inches or 5 cm (1 cm does not = 1 inch) long, males are about 2 cm and females 3cm
That is some camouflage from an venomous fish
Looking at the headlines I expected some names of politicians .
"They usually grow to around 5 inches or about 5 cm long" That implies that those two values are about equivalent. THEY ARE NOT
Jumper ants are common along the south west coastal hills,about 1" long,they grab you with the jaws and stick their tail spine like a wasp into you,nasty
Most Australians don’t even know that the Mouse Spider exists. They are very reclusive and passive. Dangerous if encountered, yes. Also the Cone snail is one no one sees unless snorkelling. And only in specific areas. So overall, not a big issue. Either of these should be replaced with the Brown Snake. Every Australian knows and is cautious of Brown Snakes. Anyone who lives outside of the inner urban areas of large cities has seen one (or dozens) and tried to avoid it. And they are in the top five most venomous snakes in the world. This is by far the one dangerous Australian animal that is most likely to bite a human. Yes bites are not fatal unless the person is young or frail and cannot get to medical treatment, but they are the most common type of snake bite in the country.
2. Eshays
15 more reasons I’m never going to Australia
The cameraman 💀😐💯
Number 1: wild Eshays
15 most dangerous creatures in Australia #1: FIRE
redbacks aint to bad brown snakes get nasty if you piss them off
@tmyers2526
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget your King Browns....you corner these monster snakes your dead....
@camerondelamotte159
Жыл бұрын
kangaroos are like dodge em cars in the country side dont hit em head on your walking
Australians when they see one I better skateboards hard I can feel bad for other people that have been dead but actually pretty happy that I haven't done done by 1
Don’t you mean prawns as we don’t have shrimp here
What about those evil Drop Bears
❤❤❤hi
Austria is wild
I know it's not a creature but you should mention the gimpy gimpy or "Suicide plant"
Wonder who or what a Tasmanian Aboriginal would think is the most dangerous, shame we can't ask
Wouldn't surprise me if the trees are poisonous
@cruisingoffthedeepend1059
Жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrocnide_excelsa
@jamesbarisitz4794
Жыл бұрын
What's the name of the plant with spines on it's leaves that smacks you with them as you push by it?
Maybe the question should be What Isn't Highly Venomous in Australia ?🤔
@aymericdeascalon4590
Жыл бұрын
There are a few things. Kangaroos aren't venomous. They just kick you with legs strong enough for a 3-400 pound animal to jump several metres at a time. Cassowaries aren't venomous, they just have what is effectively a large knife on each foot that they kick you with. Wombats aren't venomous, they're just really grumpy lumps of solid muscle with claws that can burrow through rock. Plenty of things will kill you without venom.... And the less said about emus the better...