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I'm not going to even bother putting a link in to the sensationalist media trying to garner attention at the expense of the fauna of Australia right now. Of course, this stuff is inevitable, victimizing animals to gain a momentary uptick in their viewer ratings.
Yes, Aus has some extremely venomous animals and they may be out roaming after the floods and fires. But please try to keep things in context. Let the statistics speak for themselves.
You have several thousand times greater chance of being badly injured or killed in a motor vehicle accident than getting a medically significant spider bite. And about a 5 times greater chance getting struck by lightning.
Yes, Aus has some extremely venomous animals and they may be out roaming after the floods and fires. But please try to keep things in context. Let the statistics speak for themselves.
You have several thousand times greater chance of being badly injured or killed in a motor vehicle accident than getting a medically significant spider bite. And about a 5 times greater chance getting struck by lightning.