r/interestingasfuck • u/Odd-Difference-1483 • 17d ago

/r/all Kangaroos are freaking scary.

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u/grownquiteweary 17d ago

Yeah they're fine, box jelly fish are fucked but not all that common, deadly snakes are mostly in the bush ie not in cities and also not really predators, they scurry away. Spiders are fine for the most part. Crocs well yeah don't swim in a lake with crocs and you'll keep all your limbs, simple.

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u/Sargentrock 17d ago

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.

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u/WhyYouKickMyDog 17d ago

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.

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u/Super_Reading2048 15d ago

🤣 Salties are the bull sharks of the crocodylia family.