I am thinking about moving to Australia how likely am i to be attacked by the wildlife?

Question

I am might move there but there are a lot of dangerous animals out there how likely am i or my family to be bitten or stung. I have two dogs as well and would like to know the danger for them as well

Answer 1

Depends on your point of view.
There are many fabulous texts you can buy, all that seem to share the same title of, "Australia's Most Dangerous Animals" that list everything from Spiders with necrotising bites, to koalas and magpies. They are worth reading for fun, there is a hilarious account in one of a stockman who was wrestled of his horse by a 12' long kangaroo. He gets it in a headlock and they role down a ravine together. Brilliant!
Wherever you go from Sydney (Funnelweb spider), to Cairns (poisonous plants), to Darwin (Crocodiles, Box Jellyfish), to Tasmania (Tazzy Devil) there is something to bite, sting, or do you a mischief you on land, and in fresh or salty water.
However, remeber you are part of the landscape to and most of this wildlife you will be amazed and thrilled by, not killed by. I once met a welder working in the outback, he wished me goodnight and went to crawl into his swag, (bed roll on the ground.) "Aren't you going to check for spider or snakes?" I asked. "Aw right, yeah" he said and lifted up the flap,"Any little bities in there? No? Good." He laughed and crawled in. Millions of Aussies live all across the country, with very few incidents and hardly any unprovoked.
The bbest thing you can do is follow the aboriginal way. Take walks with you kids around your home and wherever you go. Identify all the plants, creatures and tracks. That way you learn what to stay away from. There are park rangers and guided walks (and books) all over the place to help you. The real experts are mostly aboriginies, but most people are knowledgeable. You will soon all adapt. My cousin once told me, "You can always spot a tourists child, from a local. When they tread on a bindi (sharp prickles in the grass) if they cry, they're a tourist. If they sit down, pick it out of their foot and carry on playing, they're local." You will be fine.

Answer 2

As has been said, you are highly unlikely to be bitten or stung unless you go looking for trouble. Most people bitten by snakes are trying to kill or catch the snake. Take notice of signs about crocodiles and box jellyfish in northern Australia and you will be fine.

Your dogs will need to go into quarantine for six months when they get here. Australia does not have many diseases found elsewhere in the world including rabies. There are no exceptions to quarantine. The greatest danger for your dogs is the paralysis tick particularly if you are in the country. This can kill a dog in 24 hours. My dog had one but I got her to the vet in time. Two nights at the vet's and a couple of anti-venom injections and she recovered. Three dogs I know have died from tick bites in the last year. You will need to maintain an anti-tick program, talk to the quarantine people or a vet about it.

Answer 3

Most of what you have heard or read is actually bullsh1t. You are more likely to be bitten by a neighbourhood dog. The next most likely is an ordinary bee sting. You will not see a venomous or dangerous native animal from one years end to the next.

Australians talk the risks up. It is mostly a joke. I have umpteen relatives living all over eastern Australia and nobody has been bitten or stung or otherwise injured by these nasty bushwhacking animiles.

Answer 4

The answerer who said you ust cannot move to Australia was right. Immigrating to Australia is very difficult. Unless you plan to live out in the wilderness in a tent, wildlife is not going to be a major concern! Australia has very strict rules for immigrants. you must be a highly skilled worker in an area in which they need workers. Even then , it can easily take up to 3 yrs. to be granted a visa. See website below for visa information.

Answer 5

you stand more chance of being bitten ,stung or attacked by wildlife if you go to any British city centre on a Friday or Saturday night.

Answer 6

Attacked by the wildlife? That's a myth we Aussies like to foster so that we can keep our great country to ourselves!

Sorry, the dogs can't come - you forgot about all those DANGEROUS germs and diseases that other countries have and Australia doesn't (rabies, foot and mouth, bird flu, etc.)!

Answer 7

About as much chance of me being attacked by a grizzly bear outside the white house or in the city of New York

Answer 8

Before you start worrying about the slim chance of being mauled by a mozzie i would check out if you qualify to immigrate,it is very hard to qualify now

dogs will have to be quarantined,blood tests,micro chipped,vet inspection around 2000.00 bucks per dog

Answer 9

It depends on what part of Australia. It's a huge country and the chances of being hurt by animals vary from very high to very low. In some areas your chances of being hurt by an animal are much lower than in the UK.
The main thing is to take precautions and be sensible - don't swim in a muddy creek and always check for spiders before you get into bed.

Answer 10

Chance's of being attacked by wildlife .000001% chances of getting your dogs into Australia .000000000000001%