10 of Australia's most deadly animals

Australia is a nice place to live but there are just some things you do go out of your way to take home as a pet or even go near. That is because as most people already know Australia has some of the deadliest animals than any other place on the world. Sure Africa has its Lions and tigers but we have so many other things that live down holes and can pop up and bite you without you noticing.

So any way let’s get started, oh by the way if you’re scared of things like spiders and snacks please leave this entry now as they are mentioned bellow and they are not in any order.

10. The Box Jellyfish

This little guy is known for killing 80 aussies and tourists alike since the 1980’s, not only does it have tentacles that can well grab you and then wrap around you they have little harpoons like things that get into your skin and well inject a crap load of poison in to your body in one go and what follows is death in around a few minutes. 

It is beast to avoid this little guy when swimming around The Great Barrier Reef, so if you see one coming for you get out of the water and on a boat and that just may save your life, but if you do happen to get stung pour a lot of vinegar on the sting, remove the tentacles from you with a towel, this will reduce the damage but then high tail it to the nearest hospital to get medical attention.

 9. Irukandji Jellyfish

Yes that’s right another jellyfish from Australian waters this little guys lives in the northern oceans just off NT, WA and QLD and is very deadly and is only around 2.5cm, wow that is a small jellyfish so you won’t even notice that it’s with you when swimming. 

This little guy uses its tentacles to get the powerful venom into you and if you are stung you could day within days, that is what happen to one swimmer of the coast of Hamilton Island in 2002. 

Oh and by the way this little guy is related to the bigger Box Jellyfish.

8. The Sydney funnel web spider

This guy is not only the deadliest spider in Australia but it has been said that it may just be the world’s deadliest, yes that is right Australia has the number one spider in the world that could kill you. Not only does this spider have huge fangs that can inject its venom through your thickest leather boot, yes that is right it has bigger fangs that the brown snake, but there is a bucket load of venom with in this spider. 

If bitten the best thing to do is put a Band-Aid over it and wrap the limb tight with cotton bandages and get someone to help you get to the nearest hospital so that they can inject you with some anti-venom, oh by the way this spiders anti-venom is made from yes that is right the venom itself. But that is the case for a lot of venomous spiders. Just a warning the funnel web can be found in New South Wales from forests to people’s backyards and swimming pools, yes this spider likes to swim. So if you see one leave it alone or call an exterminator.

7. Blue ringed Octopus

You may think this little guy is cute, measuring around the same size as a golf ball these guys have the same venom found in the fugu fish’s flesh, there have only been three reported deaths by this creature but it is one of the world’s most deadly sea creatures and Australian’s know to leave them alone and not touch them.

They have three hearts and around enough venom to kill 26 adults, if bitten the best chance of survival for the victim is CPR that can last for a several hours as it causes motor paralysis, eventually leading to cardiac arrest.

6. Stone fish

Yes this is another one of Australia’s deadly sea creatures and an ugly one at that, this fish has also got the name of the most venoms fish in the world. It looks like a rock and lives at the bottom of reefs like The Great Barrier Reef and around the Tropic of Capricorn, awaiting pray to swim by or some unknowing persons to step on it. The way it gets its venom into other creatures is by the 13 yes that is right 13 spines that lines its dorsal fin. It causes shock, paralysis and tissue death depending on the severity of the sting. 

 

The pain is said to be so excruciating that it lead to amputating the affected limb, now that is not fun in any ones book and why would you want to lose a limb over a stupid fish.

5. King Brown snake

Ok for one thing if you live in Victoria, Tasmania and western Western Australia you won’t run into this deadly snake at all they are mostly found in the central and northern parts of the country and is known to be the widest distribution of any Australian snake but at the same time this snake also is the heaviest venomous snake in Australia and has the largest-recorded venom output of any in the world delivering 150mg in one bite and depending on where you find this snake is dependent on its behavior.

The ones in the north are very active and agitated if disturbed but the ones in the south tend to stay away and have a much calmer demeanor, but that still should say do not go anywhere near them as they will still attack if threatened and you know they are pissed if they throw their heads from side to side and hiss very loudly. 

If these things come after you and actual get there fangs in they will continue to chew and hang on while getting there highly toxic venom in.  This venom destroys blood cells and affects the muscles and nerves. So that is one sign right there that you should not even have these snakes as pets.

4. Southern Death Adder

If the name alone has not made you run away yet then the way these guys attack sure will, they are known to ambush there pray by sitting completely still, concealed in leaf litter, sand or gravel, twitching the worm-like lure on the end of its tail.

 This thing tricks you how smart is that and what is worse unlike snakes that leave when a person is walking through the bush this thing will just sit tight and let you step on it then well you know what happens next if you step on a snake it will turn round and bite you.

About half of death adder bites proved fatal before the introduction of anti-venom. The venom contains a type of neurotoxin which causes loss of motor and sensory function, including respiration, resulting in paralysis and death.

3. Red Back Spider

This guys like to hide in dry areas like sheds, mail boxes and under toilet seats, so make sure you check before you go and sit down on your toilet because your mates will most likely make fun of you if you turn round and say “I was bitten on the bum by a red back”.

The female is the bigger of the two and is the one that has the distinguishing red mark on its back side and can measure around 1cm long, and there venom effects the nervous systems but due to their small fang size a lot of bits form this girl does not affect us. 

Oh and if you find Daddy-Long legs around your hose you will not find red backs as well they eat the god dam things talk about irony.

2. Coastal Tiapan

Now for a fact that will make you almost run away from these guys if you ever see them they have been recorded to have the longest fangs of any Australian snake measuring in at 13 cm long and have the third most venomous venom of any land snake, that’s enough to make a grown man cringe.

These snakes are very nervous and alert buggers that don’t even trust the same type of snake, they put up a ferocious defense when surprised or cornered, staying completely still before hurling their lightweight body forward to inflict several lightning-fast snapping bites but they would much rather scurry away from a predator then stay and fight, so that’s the good news. 

Before the anti-venom was introduced in 1956 a bite from one of these snakes was nearly always fatal, the venom of these snakes affects the nervous system and the blood, with nausea, convulsions, internal bleeding, destruction of the muscles and kidney damage. In severe cases death can occur in just 30 minutes. Now that is fast acting and if you’re on the coast and nowhere near a hospitals, give these guys a wide berth.

1. Cone Snail

Now this snail is one thing you never want to pick up off the beach by accident and think it’s just a pretty shell, if you ever do see this guy or its shell on a beach leave it there as they can kill.

This snail is a predator and likes to eat fish but it is not scared to send its harpoon like proboscis straight in to whatever is close by and injecting venom that is 1000 times more powerful then morphine that will cause paralyses allowing it to eat its pray or in the case of humans just knocking you down so it can get on its way.

This thing carries enough venom to kill 15 healthy adults in one day. There has only been one death by Cone Snail and that was back in 1935 so I can say one thing about the Australian people we learn quick.

- Fusion