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Dangerous and Annoying Animals
There are very few spectacularly dangerous animals in Australia. There are no
lions, tigers or grizzly bears. Just a few snakes, spiders and jelly fish.
http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~bernardk/victoria/animals/-
Snakes
Some 100 Australian snakes are venomous. However, they are not naturally
aggressive, and will only attack humans if hurt or provoked.
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Snakes/-
AIMS Project Net - Dangerous marine animals
- Contents
http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/research/project-net/dma/pages/dma-01.html-
Dangerous Creatures of the Tropics - Cairns
OnLine Environment Guide
Cairns Australia Queensland - dangers of the Wet Tropics rainforests and Great
Barrier Reef. Visit Cairns Online
http://www.atn.com.au/qld1/savedlinks/hazards.htm-
Why are there laws? - Exotic Animal Guide
To protect the Australian community against potentially dangerous animals. The
safety of the owner, the public and even other animals has to be considered.
There is no antivenine available in Australia for many venomous exotic species.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/exoticanimalguide/why-laws.html-
Australia's most dangerous animals
http://www.australianfauna.com/t10dangerous.php-
Dangerous Sea Animals
http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/seawasps.html-
ANT Photo Library - Australian Wildlife and
Environment, and Animals of the World
Over 10,000 images, 2500 species, available as high res files on-line, to
professional image researchers for use in editorial and advertising.
http://www.antphoto.com.au/main/subjects.htm-
SurvivalIQ Handbook: Survival Skills -
Dangerous animals - Dangers in rivers
Describes dangerous river animals encountered in survival situations including
electric eels, piranhas, turtles and platypus.
http://www.survivaliq.com/survival/dangerous-animals_s6.htm-
Most Unusual and Most Dangerous Animals
http://www.famie.com/australia/mostunusual_mostdangerous.htm-
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