Tag: snakes

The humble Aussie bee is far more likely to get you admitted to hospital than a venomous snake or spider, study finds.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Snakes strike fear into many people who live in or visit Australia. When we have a higher risk of injury or death from burns, horses, bee stings, drownings and car accidents, why don’t we fear these hazards as we do the sight of a snake?

VIDEO: Check out this deadly Aussie emerge from the bonnet of the car as it drives across the summer plains.

VIDEO: This crazy video of a bird of prey dropping a live tiger snake on a family BBQ in Australia is the current viral craze. If it's for real, it's darkly hilarious. Or is it just a clever fake?

WATCH: Check out this amazing battle between one of Australia's most loved and one of its most feared reptiles.

The guy in the viral video of him taking his pet python for a dip is probably guilty of animal cruelty, says RSPCA.

Australia has a reputation for life-taking storms and killer animals (insert drop-bear info, here). And quite frankly, we love it! Here's 10 reasons to be afraid, very afraid, Down Under.

Queensland woman freed from her own pet python after it locked onto her wrists.

From its rich Aboriginal history, with tales of megafauna and three meter tall kangaroos, to the country’s obsession with 'barbies', 'footie' and 'thongs', we delve deeper to share a few strange-but-true facts of the land Down Under.

A man walking around Australia in a Stormtrooper outfit to raise money for charity, has been saved from a deadly snake bite by his armour.

Chuck Norris laughs at the notion of the tough Aussie and the deadly Australian wildlife. He can roundhouse kick anything Down Under.