Not all animals are cute and cuddly, especially in Australia. The country is home to 66 venomous species, making it the third country with the most dangerous wildlife in the world. It’s not unusual to meet a deadly fellow on your way to the shop or even the bathroom.
Sure, it sounds scary to live there, but don’t worry; the locals have totally mastered how to stay safe around scary creatures, armed with an array of sticks and sometimes a potato sack or a pillowcase.
While the locals have grown to feel relatively safe, our Bored Panda team's collection of terrifying animals from the Land Down Under will make you appreciate the comfort of your own home. Warning: They’re guaranteed to send a few shivers down your spine.
#1 Nothing To See Here, Just Keep Moving
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#2 Reason #47 Why Australia Is Not Messing Around
Fun Australian fact - this kangaroo is waiting for pursuers to come into the water with him, where he will try to drown them. They are extremely good at it. Never, ever go into water with a kangaroo. Everything has lots of innovative ways to attack you here.
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#3 Got Home From Work To Find This Tarantula Hawk Wasp Draging A Huntsman Spider (Sydney, Australia)
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#4 Why You Must Check Your Shoes In Australia. Second Most Venomous Land Snake
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#5 Bunnings Really Does Sell Everything
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#6 Female Golden Orb Weaver On A Mate's Hat. Australia
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#7 Bull Shark At The Back Fence Due To Recent Flooding, Gold Coast, Australia
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#8 Found This Fella Stuck In The Middle Of The Road, Took Him To Safety Behind A Tree
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#9 Thorny Devil, Found In Central Australia
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#10 Come To Australia. It's Safe, Mate
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#11 Spider Takes On Snake And Wins
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#12 Carpet Python Coming Out To Say Hello At A Service Station, Australia
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#13 This Is The Largest Huntsman Spider In Australia But Also A Very Docile Species
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#14 The Morning Shoe Check (Before We Put Them On) Saved My Wife A Bit Of Pain Today
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#15 A Friend Woke Up To Find This Little Guy Had Crawled Up Their Toilet. Just Another Day On Christmas Island
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#16 Spider Webs Covering A Street Light. Yes Australia
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#17 I Love Australia
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#18 The New Child Safety Lock Works Great
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#19 Woke Up To A Snake In My Drawer (Australia)
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#20 The Annual Red Crab Mass Migration To The Sea To Spawn
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#21 Nope
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#22 Watch Out For These Guys As You Travel Up The Peninsula, Forming A Line A Few Meters In Length
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#23 We Just Found This Massive Stick Insect On Our Bins This Morning
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#24 Morning Commute In Australia
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#25 Okay, Who Had Spider Invasion For March? New South Wales, Australia. After 26" Of Rain In 5 Days, Some Locals Are Looking For A New Home. (Everything Brown In This Pic Has 8 Legs)
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#26 That's Why I Check My Earphones Every Time Before I Put Them On, The Same Goes For My Shoes
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#27 So Much For Changing The Battery
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#28 Unexpected Passenger Riding With My Hubby
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#29 Just Another Day Down Under. My Mum's Partner Found This Brown Snake Under His Toilet Lid
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#30 There's A Toad In My Boot
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#31 A Night Full Of Mosquitoes In Mildura, Australia
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#32 Not Cleaning Myself With This
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#33 See Even Shopping In Australia Has Its Challenges
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#34 Went To Go Open My Garage Door, And Now I Have To Burn It To The Ground
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#35 I Thought It'd Be Nice To Appreciate A Truly Wonderful Aussie Creature, The Macropanesthia Rhinoceros
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#36 Forget Fluffy Dice. Only In Australia Would You Come Back To Your Car To See A Coastal Carpet Python Wrapped Around The Mirror
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#37 Spider In Our Pantry
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#38 About To Start My Home Workout And Saw This Guy Hanging Out On My Ball (Australia)
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#39 Scary Find In The Car
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#40 Camping In Queensland, Australia
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#41 Just A Huntsman That Crawled Out Of My Kettle This Morning
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#42 Classic Australia. A Wasp Eating A Huntsman Spider. What A Nice Thing To Wake Up To
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#43 Golden Orb Spider Eating A Micro Bat In Australia
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#44 This Strange Insect Was Sitting On A Mandarin Tree In Central Queensland, Australia
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#45 I Was Mowing The Lawn And Discovered This 35 Cm Long Stick Insect
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#46 Carpet Python Nice And Cosy On A Chair
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#47 Only In Australia, Just A Few Spiders Escaping The 45 Degree Heat
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#48 Only In Australia
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#49 We Initially Thought There Was Only 1 Snake, 2 Minutes After Leaving, We Received Another Call From The Same Lady Stating There Was Another Carpet Python In A Different Spot
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