Australia is one of those places that may seem friendly, but don’t let cutesy things like koala bears, the Sunshine Coast, and Fosters beer fool you.
In a land where crocodiles snack on bull sharks in a roadside ditch, giant snakes eat devil bats for dessert, and pine cones the size of watermelons are always aiming for your head, you might want to reconsider crossing Oz off your bucket list.
Just when you thought the world couldn’t get any scarier, it gives you these 40 terrifying sights that you didn’t know you could cross paths with.
1) “Believe it or not, this is one of the least dangerous spiders we have in Australia.”
@Reeven:
“Imagine laying in bed at night with the lights off and you hear the pitter-patter of a huntsman running across the floor towards your bed.”
@idiBanashapan:
“It’s big enough to see what brand of footwear it has on.”
2) “Spider frost. Rural Victoria, Australia.”
3) “Honey, there is a kid on our bug…”
@jubelo:
“Just more proof that Australia hates you and wants you dead.”
4) “Ladies and gentlemen, the Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)”
“Haven’t seen a post on these giant prehistoric lizards before so I thought I should post one. I’m from Darwin, Australia and our rivers here are full of these monstrosities. This guy here is nicknamed Nifty, and he is about 6m long.”
5) “Do you even lift?”
6) Death by pine cone
7) “Meanwhile in Australia…”
@Biljana Malesevic:
“It’s weird when you feel bad for crocodile.”
8) Hey, you.
“Batwing is fine and dandy. He dried off and flew away as soon as it was night time. He was not sick, just wet.”
9) Even giant lizards stick to the walls.
@EarlWellington:
“We had a pet guinea pig in a cage outside when I lived in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. A goanna got in and ate the guinea pig and then couldn’t get out so then I had a pet goanna.”
10) “This is how Australians ensure their electricity meter doesn’t get read.”
@PrimadonnaDee:
“Okay okay here’s the pink slip BYE!”
11) “You know you’re in Australia when frogs eat snakes.”
@Tubularballs:
“Yeah, round here everything eats everything. Frog v snake, snake v croc, roo v dog v man: you can’t pick any winner.”
@Kotaldam:
“Do you reckon snakes have a sense of shame. Just sitting there being eaten by a frog like “woow…im a shit snake””
12) Chili pepper slug bug!
@Don_Bonnigan:
“TIL there is giant, hot pink slug. It is only found in a single, isolated forest on an extinct volcano in Australia.”
13) It’s safer to go squat in the woods.
14) “Mother and girlfriend found this on the beach today. Any idea what it is?”
@koshgeo:
“The Striped or Armed Anemone (Dofleinia armata) found in Australia is considered extremely dangerous as it can inflict painful stings that take months to heal.”
15) Their earthworms are as big as snakes!
@I_are_facepalm:
“It’s all fun and games until you fall asleep and it crawls into your mouth and slowly works it’s way down your esophagus; it’s body too slimy for your grip.”
16) “Filling up your fuel tank in Australia? Yep that’ll try and kill you too.”
17) “March of hairy caterpillars”
18) Shopping has a 50/50 chance of ending in buyer’s remorse.
@agfox:
“So common where I live in Australia that they use those snakes as tape measures.”
19) “In Australia everything is trying to kill you. Even your ceiling lamp.”
“It could be cos spiders, snakes and the like normally hide under rocks. The earth is one big rock. Australia is at the bottom, and they are trying to hide under it. More evidence of this is that you don’t get many insects sat on top of a rock. The top of the Earth rock is the north pole. There are no spiders roaming around the north pole.”
20) Their shorelines are dotted with alien-like creatures.
21) Hitching a ride on a python is no big deal.
22) “Australia. Where even the hail can kill you.”
23) Even the kids are hardcore.
“A hatchling brown snake found a hide out in a child’s lunch box! Not really what you expect to see when you check if you’re child ate their fruit.”
24) “Typical road-side ditch in Australia.”
@Ranger Beavis:
“If the great white sharks become a problem locally, there is a solution.”
25) “Walked up on the BACK of this sign while hiking in Australia…”
26) “Why you gotta always “check your shoes” in Australia.”
27) The snakes are always clogging up the toilet.
@Gigi Mueller:
“I wouldn’t have needed a toilet. I would have gone in my pants!”
28) Even the cute lil’ baby critters want your head.
@foul_on_ron:
“I’m terrified of the things. Where I live kids are indoctrinated to stay away from these things. Imagine the fear as you gradually lose your muscles, but seeing and hearing as you suffocate hoping that someone would blow some air into your lungs.”
29) “So my friend found this on her back door. Only in Australia right?”
@Koncor:
“Suddenly, the fact that I’ll need to shovel snow for the next few months doesn’t seem as bad.”
30) Welcome to Australia!
@MORE_COFFEE:
“That flying fox/bat/satan/devil creature is terrifying. Good job, python.”
31) “Welcome to Australia where insects are the size of a small mammal.”
“Almost a foot long this chap was hanging out on the back fence. Gave me the heebie jeebies getting close for this photo waiting for some alien V predator moment. I’ve never seen one of these before, but he’s checking me out hard. Claspers… check, dragon tail ….check, leaving you alone…check.”
32) “Damn nature you scary.”
@smally1986:
“Picture of termite mound in the northern territory of Australia, termites build the tallest structures out of any of the creatures on Earth. Humans would have to build something 10km (6.2 miles for those not on the metric system) tall to equal the scale of size of person to building. Termite mounds are also stronger than cement.”
33) “The flies are much worse than the spiders in Australia.”
“Yeah its really bad in the outback areas of Australia. I went on a hiking trip for 10 days and I was not keen on taking a crap in the middle of the bush so I tried to hold it in for the trip. Around day 8 I couldn’t last any longer, so I went to find a suitable place. Once I started I thought “this isn’t so bad” until I heard a faint ‘bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz’ sound that was getting louder and louder.”
34) “A pic a mate took last night. Awesome spidley.”
@LariCheltsy:
“My condolences about your friend.”
@lohkeytheyoungster:
“And this is why I only travel in Australia through pictures.”
35) “Felt a tickle on my leg…”
@The_Magnificent:
“It’s like trying to take a photo while a crocodile is about to chomp your leg off.”
@Chem_BPY:
“I’m more wtf’ing over the fact that someone would walk around Australia barefoot. Surely they have some poisonous rocks laying around just waiting to kill you.”
36) “Every winter Black Portuguese Millipedes invade the south of Western Australia.”
@necrodonut:
“I spent some time sleeping outside in Kenya. The resulting hate of those things is something that doesn’t go away. Just seeing this picture brings a shiver, a searing hate, and sympathy for you.”
37) Ogre faced spiders have better night vision than owls and cats.
“Studies showed that these spiders have better night vision than cats or owls and are incredibly light sensitive. On top of this, every night at dusk a new membrane of light sensitive cells is formed within the eyes to help with its night time hunting and the membrane dissolves at dawn.
38) “Only in Australia: wrangling a two-metre carpet python from under the family car.”
@redwesley:
“Its always best to send the youngest. You’ve had less time to form a strong emotional bond.”
39) “A friend of mine left for a holiday in Australia some weeks ago. I asked him how things were.”
“Their bite isn’t much worse than a bull-ant…but they still freak me out because they move like F**KING LIGHTNING!! Blitzspinner!”
40) “Dear mother nature, Go f**k yourself. Sincerely, Internet.”
@rbwl1234:
“Another fun fact, those spiders make there nests at about head height, on trails and paths. Source : runner.”
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