Honestly, yeah, Australia wildlife is probably more dangerous than a lot of places, but living here you donāt really notice because from the time when youāre young youāre brought up to have good āsafari etiquetteā. Donāt shove your hands under rocks where you canāt see, never touch or go within a couple of meters of wild animals, always wear proper thick shoes when out walking, always assume that an injury from an animal you donāt know is something to keep a close eye on.
And a lot of itās just common sense that you should be doing already. Stay on the bush tracks, donāt leave small children outside unattended, donāt go into water that isnāt part of a public area.
Youāre not going to get a sting from a cone snail unless you break the sacred ātake only photos, leave only footprintsā rule and honestly if you do end up carking it, well, Iām not gonna say you deserved it but I am gonna give you some major side-eye because youāre kinda the one that started it by being disrespectful of Country in the first place.
Which makes it even weirder when some yank comes up to you, talking about how āI could never live where you are, itās soooo dangerous!!ā, and then you see them on the news a day later mauled to death because they got drunk and picked a fistfight with a bear.
