Australia Scary Animals Buzzfeed

Farmers deliberately hunted these creatures.

Australia scary animals buzzfeed. The gharial is one of the largest of the crocodiles and its long snout is filled with razor-sharp teeth. There is so much hype surrounding Australia and its reputation for hosting the worlds deadliest creatures and that statement isnt completely false. The drop bear Phascolarctos carnivorous is a truly scary animal.

This big doglike creature with the gigantic mouth could also hop on its hind legs for some distance like a kangaroo. Photo by monkeypuzzle via Flickr. No the entire ecosystem seems specifically designed to kill.

Australia has a reputation for its deadly animals and these ten terrifying creatures suggest why this may be the case. The 13 Scariest Australian Animals. Box jellyfish aka Boxfish Sea Wasp Fire Medusa or Stinger It doesnt often kill swimmers yet the box jellyfish usually has a 1010 danger rating.

Although some people in Australia still claim to see thylacines Tasmanian tigers are generally believed to be extinct. These are the 10 most dangerous animals in Australia according to HotelClub. Australia a huge country with animals not found anywhere else in the world.

This mammoth tarantula can take down birds and small animals see it in action here. The australian museum in sydney has a ranking of australias most dangerous animals based on the level of threat they pose combined with how likely an unlucky punter is to encounter one in the wild. If youve spent any time on the internet you know that Australia is host to all sorts of horrible spiders and snakes.

As a result of scary movies like Jaws many people have a heightened fear of sharks. It is very viper-like in appearance with a short robust body and a triangular shaped head. The largest box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri is common to Australias northern oceans lucky us and its sting can cause cardiac arrest in its victims.