Most Toxic Animals From Australia - The Most Dangerous Continent?

I am an animal lover as you might figured out after reading my  The Most Unique Animals Of Planet Earth 🦋🌏 series. I have been interested in the nature and their beings since I was a child. I used to grow up around different farm animals such as cows, sheep, horses, chicken etc... This was nothing special to me after I moved to the city all by my own with the age of 16. Hamburg seemed to be such a busy town with a lot of traffic, a whole bunch of people rushing from one destination to another and buildings wherever you took a look at. 

Of course there are much bigger cities than Hamburg. For example Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai and so many more but the contrast between the "farm" life and the city life was huge anyway. This was the time where I started to increasingly appreciate the nature and their animals more than I did when I lived around them. 

As soon as I jump off a plane and explore new countries, I love to take a day as a safari tour! Every country has different animals and this makes everything so special. I just talked to a friend the other day who traveled to Australia for a year and he told me about koala´s, kangaroo´s, huge spiders as big as a human hand and a lot more which is crazy because I haven´t seen a real kangaroo by myself at least not jumping around being free in the nature. But there is also a dark point of view when you think of traveling and exploring new animals. You´ll never now how toxic or dangerous they are until you felt it, so doing a little research before you travel wouldn´t be a bad idea. 

Today I want to show you the most toxic animals of this planet and I hope you are as exited as I am because I love to read such articles and learning more about the planet and their beings....

Latrodectus hasselti

The red back spider is a species of highly venomous spider believed to originate in the South Australian or adjacent Western Australian deserts. A bite of her is rarely fatal but she has real nightmare potential! Red back spiders are climbing out of the toilet into the open which makes everything much scarier. 

Hadronyche

Also the spiders from the class of hadronyches are extremely aggressive and sprinkle a nerve poison which can kill humans in a short amount of time. 

Conidae

Toxic animals don´t have to look toxic. There are some species that people would take along with them after a relaxing walk on the beach but the conidae is actually very dangerous! In her "house", she hides a toxic harpoon, which she can shoot out of she´s in danger. The poison causes numbness, coordination problems, weakness and atemporal problems.

Inland taipan

The most toxic snake comes from Australia. What a surprise! The inland taipan, also commonly known as the western taipan, is very timid and retreats quickly in case of danger. But if he feels pressed, he bites mercilessly! The snake is particularly dangerous because he loves to tan during summer time and due to his camouflage color, tourists wont notice the toxic animal at all. 

Stonefish

Also stonefishes are masters of camouflage and of course very poisonous. The poison is stuck in its spines and can also kill people if a treatment does not take place immediately! Fortunately, a counter-poison was developed in 1959, so that no human sacrifices were recorded since then.

Common death adder

She is on the road at night and is looking for prey, hiding herself under the leaves or in the sand. She is not particularly aggressive and attacks people only after touch! If someone is bitten by her, his breathing fails in just six hours.

Blue-ringed octopus

Blue-ringed octopuses also love to bite. Its poison is called cephalotoxin and is composed of enzymes from the saliva of the octopus. The poison stops the nerve conduction in the victim and paralyzes it. If medical treatment persists, the victim dies.

Sydney funnel-web spider

This spider is one of the most toxic animals from Australia. Her poison contains at least 40 different toxic proteins.
A bite ensures an electrical overload of the nervous system and after a heart attack or a pulmonary edema, in which the pulmonary fluid secrets and the patient "drowns", death begins within a few hours.

Myrmeciinae

The myrmeciinae is up to three centimeters long and has for a so small animal nevertheless a strong bit. She put her poison stick at the back of her body in the fight. She holds her victim with the dentition and at the same time bores him into the flesh. For humans, some of these "antsticks" are not life-threatening!

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Is someone of my readers from Australia? Have you ever got in conflict with one of these animals? I am happy that I grew up around such harmless animals and hadnt had to worry about finding an antidote if some of these animals had bitten me. I would always say - be careful! Even if you go to a country that should be safe like most parts of Europe for example. There is always a good and a bad side, so make sure to figure out how to deal with the bad side so you dont need to worry!

Thanks for joining me 

Stay focused 

Love, Soldier 

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