Kangaroos are freaking scary.

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[u/Sargentrock]

honestly we have mostly all of that in the states too, but they're in the vast empty parts of the states. I saw a few rattlesnakes in my day while in the army in Texas, but it was always out in the boonies far away from where people live. Same with scorpions in the desert. The ones that fuck with my head are alligators in the south, as they are just everywhere--if there's a pond in your backyard in the middle of a crowded suburb there's still a pretty good chance there's a gator in it. Hell, one dragged a kid off the beach in Disneyworld at a crowded resort a few years ago.

[u/Themanwhofarts → u/Sargentrock]

Golfing in Florida is an experience. There was one golf course with otters at hole 2 and then gators in the back nine.

It was in Central Florida which isn't a common habitat for those animals too lol

[u/WhyYouKickMyDog → u/Sargentrock]

Bro the difference between an alligator and a saltwater croc in terms of aggression is night and day. Also, comparing a rattler to something like an Eastern Brown Snake is just as ridiculous. What you are saying is borderline psychotic. In terms of venomous animals, the USA is one of the most mild places you could possibly live.

Alligators are chill. Salties only know murder and aggression.

[u/Super_Reading2048 → u/WhyYouKickMyDog]

🤣 Salties are the bull sharks of the crocodylia family.

[u/Sargentrock → u/WhyYouKickMyDog]

Not sure why you seem offended by what I said, 'bro', as that certainly wasn't my intention, but okay. I've never seen a saltwater croc outside of zoos so I have no idea how aggressive or not they are in the wild...'borderline psychotic' seems a bit extreme though lol. I was trying to infer that the U.S. is filled with things certainly capable of doing harm just like Australia, but for some reason it's very overblown in how others think of it--which was the point of the comment I was replying to.

TL:DR: We have dangerous stuff here, too, and like Australia if you don't fuck with them they generally won't fuck with you.

Hope that's less "psychotic" and mind-blowing as my first comment appeared to be for you lol

[u/clairegcoleman → u/Sargentrock]

Saltwater crocodiles actively hunt humans. Not just when they are starving but because we are just food to them.

If you get bitten by a great white shark it was probably because it was wondering if you were edible and took a taste. If you get bitten by a saltwater crocodile it's because it has already decided you are delicious and fancies a meal.

Saltwater crocs will attack your boat, they will chew off your outboard motor and if you clean a fish over the side of a boat they might just jump vertically out of the water and grab your hand to try and drag you in.

You don't mess with saltwater crocs

[u/Sargentrock → u/clairegcoleman]

I wouldn't mess with them even if they didn't do all that

[u/Sure_Marionberry9451 → u/Sargentrock]

Gator don't play.

[u/Drink-my-koolaid → u/Sargentrock]

Yup, at the Grand Floridian. Seriously, don't let your kids wade even ankle-deep in the lake at Disneyworld.

[u/ddraig-au → u/Sargentrock]

THE STATES HAVE BEARS AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH

My reaction any time anyone from the US says "everything in Australia is trying to kill you"

[u/EdwardoFelise → u/Sargentrock]

My wife and I were at that Disneyworld resort about 2 weeks before that happened.

There were no signs anywhere that crocs were in the water. There were these little sandy “beach” spots where we assumed people paddled around in the water. Nothing to say it wasn’t safe at all.

We even went out at night and stood right on the shoreline to watch that light up boat that drives around.

Horrifying seeing that on the news when it happened.

[u/Korasuka → u/Sargentrock]

They're in the remote parts of the country here too (Australia). People don't come across dangerous animals on a daily basis in the cities and towns, except for some spiders, but there's a national hivemind of knowing what to do