Australia is the home of many highly poisonous snakes. On the world's top-10 toxicity list you can find The Eastern Brown Snake, The Tiger Snake, The Australian Black Snake, The Death Adder, The Coastal Taipan and The Inland Taipan... and they are all Australian snakes. The Inland Taipan is the world's most poisonous land snake... with the Eastern Brown Snake holding a second place. But the Eastern Brown Snake is more common than the Inland Taipan, which makes it more dangerous to man.
Sea snakes are even more poisonous than land snakes. I recall reading a comparision that says 10 times as toxic as Rattlesnake venom for some of the species... and out of ca 50 sea snake species, over 30 have been recorded outside Australia. But they are not considered a major threat to man with their short fangs and docile behaviour. Most sea snake accidents have occured when they have been caught in nets. Then as these weren't enough, the Australian spiders shouldn't be forgotten, such as the 30+ species of Funnel-Web Spiders... and the Red Back Spider (relative to the Black Widow)... and of course the scorpions. Then, one of Australia's "living fossils" is the Platypus. It's a warm-blooded furry animal with a beak like a duck and the ability to lay eggs... and is ALSO known to have caused very painful envenomations with its venomous spurs. Australia is (to say the least) an extreme continent... /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Reuven Segal Skickat: den 25 juli 2005 13:36 Till: [email protected] Ämne: RE: Snakes in Australia was: [VFB] Freshwater eels It is from what I understand......I believe the brown is the most poisonous. Check out this website for a peek at the conditions I am forced to fish under. It also has some great vids from new Zealand They also have great patterns and are a great bunch of guys. If anyone comes down to Australia or New Zealand, they give fantastic guided trips. www.goulburnvlyflyfishing.com.au/ Reuven -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chuck Alexander Sent: Monday, 25 July 2005 3:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Snakes in Australia was: [VFB] Freshwater eels Reuven: i saw an article, that says Australia has more poisonous snakes than any continent in the world.. True???? Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "WadaWorks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 10:27 AM Subject: Snakes in Australia was: [VFB] Freshwater eels
