Australia can rightfully be considered one of the safest places on our planet. However, there are also “risk factors” here.

The topic of this article is the natural dangers of Australia, we will talk about ten threats that await tourists on the “green continent” here…

sharks

There is an opinion among tourists that all the dangers of Australia are concentrated in the ocean. This is not so, there are dangers on land too, but the ocean off the coast of the continent really hides many dangers, the main and most famous of them are sharks.

In terms of the number of shark attacks on people, Australia ranks first in the world. Most often, sharks attack in the morning and evening, when they are especially hungry. Among the most aggressive are the great white shark, tiger, hammerhead, sand sharks.

poisonous fish

The ocean off the coast of Australia is dangerous not only for sharks. In coastal waters, you can also encounter poisonous fish. Stingrays pose the greatest danger to swimmers. Stingrays – bottom fish, stepping on a stingray, you can get an injection with a poisonous thorn, the consequences will be very serious, and death is not excluded. A poisonous sting can also be obtained from the “stone fish”, but it lives relatively deep and is a danger mainly to divers.

sea ​​snakes

More than 30 species of sea snakes live off the coast of Australia, almost all of them are poisonous. But the “palm tree” in terms of the degree of danger to humans belongs to the Dubois snake. This snake breathes with lungs, but it is an excellent diver and can stay under water for about an hour. Its bite causes paralysis of the respiratory organs, a person can die from suffocation within a few minutes.

poisonous jellyfish

Off the northern coast of Australia, a terrible danger awaits bathers in the form of a Jelly Fish jellyfish. This sea beauty is rarely found near the shore; lovers of long-distance swims most often become its victims.

land snakes

There are a huge number of snakes on the Australian continent, many species pose a mortal danger to people. The most poisonous are the taipan, the king brown snake and the tiger snake. Australian snakes, as practice shows, never attack first, but when traveling through the interior of the desert regions of Australia, you should definitely take an antidote. And in no case should you travel through the Australian desert in alone.

crocodiles

In Australia, there are many small swampy rivers inhabited by crocodiles. Growing sometimes up to six meters, these reptiles pose a serious danger. After all, a person for a crocodile is a food object, crocodiles attack people first, sometimes without being provoked in any way. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to swim in the reservoirs of inland Australia.

poisonous spiders

Among the huge number of species of Australian spiders, there are poisonous ones. Their bites are usually not fatal, but there are exceptions. First of all, it is an Australian tarantula. The name itself indicates the large size of this spider, respectively, and the dose injected by it into the victim is huge. Luckily, fatal bites are rare, and the effects of the venom usually wear off after a few hours of being unwell. But the bite of another, not so large Australian arthropod, leuco-web spider, most often leads to tragic consequences for humans.

wild dog dingo

In appearance, this only Australian predator differs little from an ordinary dog. Actually, he is a dog, the ancestors of the dingo were brought to Australia by European colonists. However, one should not behave with a dingo as with an ordinary “man’s friend”, this is a real wild animal, and of a rather ferocious disposition.

Surf

The warm waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, washing the Australian continent, attract surfers from all over the world to its coastal zone. However, waves and currents can play tricks on swimmers and surfers. Storms are not uncommon here, and the height of the waves during a storm can reach six meters! And scientists are anxiously predicting an increase in the height of the waves and the strength of the underwater currents …

Sun

Yes, the gentle Australian sun is also dangerous. More precisely, solar radiation is dangerous, it is very strong on the Australian mainland. Sunburn and even sunstroke among tourists, especially those who arrived in Australia from the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, are not uncommon.