Everything in Australia Will Kill You

[Barid Bel Medar]

AKA 'The Frill-Necked Lizard'. 

 

We like our names like our animals - direct and to the point. 

[Brandie]

I heard that Australia outlawed a "Peppa Pig" episode because she said spiders weren't to be feared. I actually watched that very episode with my son and spent several minutes telling him why he should stay away from spiders. We have several dangerous spiders here, I don't want him picking up ANY! Couldn't imagine that flying down under at all. 

[Barid Bel Medar]

I think we did. Makes sense, but also it would mean banning a tonne of children's shows. How many of them have friendly tigers and lions and all sorts. 

[Sooh]

You're way more likely to meet a spider while playing than a lion or a tiger though...

[Barid Bel Medar]

You're way more likely to meet a spider while playing than a lion or a tiger though...

 

Well, depends where you live I guess, but mostly true :P 

[Sooh]

lol I was thinking Australia, since that's where this thread is about

[Barid Bel Medar]

lol I was thinking Australia, since that's where this thread is about

 

 

Hahha, yeah sorry, I knew that, I was just being funny (possibly failing). You are right, it's far more dangerous when deadly spiders are around the family home. 

[Sooh]

Oh I got your joke... I just raised with a coy remark

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

just stay away from the dingoes...

 

oh lord Steve Erwin must have been a terrible influence God rest his soul.

 

here children, let's poke this crocodile...

[Ithillian Turambar]

Peppa Pig is English and we don't have any terrible dangerous animals to deal with. Our house spiders look awful but are perfectly safe. We have one poisonous snake, that barely exists in the wild untouched places (although one did kill my grandma's poodle ages ago) so we have always told our younglings to not be afraid of things that won't harm them.

 

Australia would have a WHOLE SERIES to deal with things that George should be afraid of.

[Ryrin]

[Millon]

SWEET JEBUS!!!

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

he's kinda cute

[Aniere]

My boyfriend lives in Australia. He often gets visited by huge spiders covered in babies. And geckos. And other things I can't remember. His dad likes spiders, though, so he has to let them roam the house. D8 I would die under those conditions. The biggest spider I ever saw outside of the zoo was about an inch and a half across and it was scary enough...it liked to look at me when I talked about it.

[Ryrin]

I'm listening to "I come from a land down under... better run and take cover."

 

[Sooh]

*shivers*

 

I don't mind spiders... as long as there's one... and it's somewhere I can keep an eye on it until I find a way to get it away from me... and as long as there's just one... spiders with babies... *cringes* 

[Barid Bel Medar]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-07/police-release-boa-constrictor-by-mistake-on-gold-coast/6374398

[Ryrin]

"Drop a clutch of babies!!!!"

[Barid Bel Medar]

Bit of a thread Necro, but totally worth it. 

 

THE END IS NEAR: 

[Guest]

owww they are soooo cute !!!

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

Why have you sent your Roos to Siberia?

[Barid Bel Medar]

It is a picture from Tasmania, the ridiculous state of Australia, kinda like Texas. 

 

Proof it actually gets cold here. 

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

.... Those poor Devils....

[Ryrin]

 

 

[Guest]

Tazmanian devil. Personally I think they're rather cute.

 

... just keep them on pictures and signs though.