Allways thought a redback or a snake would be first but noooooooo
Australia's Top Ten Dangerous Animals....
1.
The Box
Jellyfish
... 2.
Irukandji
(A Jellyfish)
3.
Salt
Water Crocodile
4.
Blue
Ring Octopus
5.
Stone Fish
6.
Red Back
Spider
7.
Brown Snake
8.
Tiger Snake
9.
Great
White Shark
10.
Funnel
Web Spider
How lucky are we - have access to seven of the list within a 100metre radius of our house. 
It's too hot for Great Whites, Blue ringed O's and Funnel webs.
strange list, because
One species, the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), which is endemic to Australia, has the most toxic venom of any terrestrial snake species worldwide (though the venom of some marine snakes has a higher LD50). Pseudonaja textilis intervenes between the inland and coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) which has the third most toxic venom of any land snake.
taipan was left out.. blue rings are dangerous , although not aggressive , taipans are..
Would that list be a reflection of the numbers of deaths/serious injuries caused by each species? If not, then what would be the criteria?
There is something more deadly than a funnel web in Sydney and that is a trapdoor in Singapore.
I'm surprised tiger snakes came in only at number 8 on the list.
We have both brown snakes (dugites) and tiger snakes.
Dugites always run away as fast as their lack of legs will carry them but tiger snakes mostly hang around and offer to take you on.
I had one attached to my leg a few years back, and it nearly killed me!
Not from the poison. From fright. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. 
Fortunately I was wearing baggy jeans so all it managed to do was give my jeans a good fanging. 
(Oh we can laff about it now. quote John Candy- Planes Trains and Automobiles)
This one wasn't the culprit but I bet it was one of his stinkin rellies.
I think they belong to the Cobra family because they flare their neck when they get pithed off. And it doesn't take much to pith them off.
Just being there is usually sufficient.
And taking close up photos definitely does it.
ok...I would like to see that
The Box Jellyfish (also known as a Sea Wasp) is a very dangerous creature to inhabit Australian waters. The Jellyfish has extreme toxins present on its tentacles, which when in contact with a human, can stop cardio-respiratory functions in as little as three minutes.
This jellyfish is responsible for more deaths in Australian than Snakes, Sharks and Salt Water Crocodiles.
reference:http://www.australianfauna.com/t10dangerous.php
Here is where i found the information fellas!!!!Not sure how accurate it is etc...
I reckon the pissed of , red faced, cant be told, wont listen, cant cook, make my breakfast now female of the australian human species should be on the list as they shoot lightning bolts out of their mouths and have lasers for eyes that can cut you in half.
It's too hot for Great Whites, Blue ringed O's and Funnel webs.
It's too hot for Great Whites, Blue ringed O's and Funnel webs.
ok...I would like to see that
ok...I would like to see that
ok...I would like to see that
