a great country!

i love this blog. he hadn't written much lately until today when he mentioned 2 more odd deaths/near deaths from the country where almost everything can kill you (including camels!). the other great story was a guy who sat up a tree for 7 days waiting to be rescued while crocs circled below him. at least here in the "cold" part of the country we only have a few animals that can kill you. most of the spiders aren't deadly, we don't have too many poisonous sea creatures and not too many sharks attacking, a few deadly snakes (but i have still never seen a snake in the wild, even though there are lots around our area, especially near the creek in summer).......its when you head more north that almost everything can kill you (and most of them you won't see coming until they get you cuz they're so small). but if you're not stupid and you don't pick up animals and don't put your hands into holes or dark areas (like under furniture etc) and watch for signs of animals (like croc or snake tracks) you minimize your chances of getting bit. if you do get bit (by a snake or spider) you just need to act properly (stay calm, limit movement) and seek medical attention asap. probably a lot of deaths/injuries by australian creatures could be prevented if people did the right thing to avoid being bitten (unlike this guy who somehow managed to survive stupidity)