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Not all things in Australia want to kill you..........

JimInOz
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PS: Along the Murray the trees are predominately River Red Gum. Beautiful trees but can be very dangerous and we were taught to never camp under them but always find a smaller patch of shade somewhere. They can drop huge branches without any warning, even on totally calm days. If you're near one and hear crackling sounds, just run.
 
DoctorEvil
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Archer Archer
Blue gum? From what my wife’s family has said, those tend to be the worst for crushing you in your sleep. Telling me that just before we went camping on the Murray river didn’t help me sleep...virtually no spots that weren’t under trees...and it was 46 in the shade...and nearly as hot at night.
I think around the Murray they're mainly red gums, but don't quote me on that. They're a terrific wood for making a fire as the logs burn for a long time. Also great for American style BBQ as it's good for smoking meat, especially brisket.
 
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If this has been posted before, well, just ignore it.
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If this has been posted before, well, just ignore it.
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This meme absolutely made my day! My cheeks hurt from laughter. To the little critter: Hang in there! People CAN die from thumb injury blood loss.
 
DoctorEvil
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This meme absolutely made my day! My cheeks hurt from laughter. To the little critter: Hang in there! People CAN die from thumb injury blood loss.
Or sepsis.
 
rob#1
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This was posted in a local news post, I can’t recall which site, but it’s a picture of a death adder hiding under leaf litter on a local walking track. See if you can spot its head…

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Arancio601
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Spotted! But boy are they good at camouflage. Reminds me of when I was late teens, my best mate was mad keen on snakes. Had all sorts from rare pythons to red-bellied blacks and other nope ropes. Anyway we were up in the hinterland on one of our camping trips where we would chase any sort of rustle in the undergrowth. I heard something near my feet, got down on my hands and knees and thought I spotted a snake skin, probably got my face 30cm away from a death adder. They stay very still and are not aggressive unless provoked. In hindsight I figure a death adder bite to the face will not end well…
 
watchyouwant
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STANDY STANDY
Seen some big ones in my day. Probably the biggest I have ever seen.. This thing was over 5 meters.


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I've been in one of these Tourist boats in Kakadu National park on the 90's. Plenty of Crocs. Once the Guide pointed out a real Big one, all Bloody Tourists scrambled to that side of the Boat to take pictures.... That Boat nearly capsized.... That was my first and last sighting of a rather big predator. She/he watched the Master Race with Interest and just to make sure, she/ he did not want to miss something, took to the Water to watch us....
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watchyouwant
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Blue gum? From what my wife’s family has said, those tend to be the worst for crushing you in your sleep. Telling me that just before we went camping on the Murray river didn’t help me sleep...virtually no spots that weren’t under trees...and it was 46 in the shade...and nearly as hot at night.

Normal Day. Normal night.
 
Pastorbottle
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Doesn’t surprise me cows will try and eat anything.
@ 30 years ago a mate lived on a farm with a long driveway through the cow paddocks.
One summer night on the way home from the pub in his old TC Cortina (mk3 in the UK) he ran outta fuel 1/2 way along the drive.
He just left it where it stopped, and staggered of to bed, to worry about it next morning.
As it was a hot night he had all the windows rolled down. He’d forgotten to roll them back up when he abandoned the car for the night.
When he got up next day, he found a mob of cows around the car with their heads in all the windows.
Once he’d chased them off, he found they’d eaten all the upholstery, the seat facings, padding, door trims, roof lining, the lot they’d even eaten the rubber steering wheel centre and the dashboard padding.
All he had left of the seats were the steel frames and springs!
All that vinyl, rubber and plastic shit must’ve been real tasty.
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ahsposo
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At least they have the life-saving elixir in Oz

Australia: Woman survives on wine during five days stranded in Australian bush

(link to BBC article)


After five nights stranded, she was discovered by emergency services on Friday as they flew overhead as part of a search.

"The first thing coming in my mind, I was thinking 'water and a cigarette,'" Ms Ip told 9News Australia. "Thank god the policewoman had a cigarette."
 
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At least they have the life-saving elixir in Oz

Australia: Woman survives on wine during five days stranded in Australian bush

(link to BBC article)


After five nights stranded, she was discovered by emergency services on Friday as they flew overhead as part of a search.

"The first thing coming in my mind, I was thinking 'water and a cigarette,'" Ms Ip told 9News Australia. "Thank god the policewoman had a cigarette."
You couldn’t think of a better time to take up drinking, could you?
 
ahsposo
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Actually I believe she did and it saved her, most likely. Should be a lesson but I suspect most of us are prepared to follow her example.
 
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What a cute sucker. But what is it?
 
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