Not particularly poisonous,BUT this Pufferfish (Arothron meleagris) can be used for making the Zombie Powder that Haitian witch doctors use to,well,zombify people.

Saying that Australians have learned to avoid the potential for death that surrounds them on a daily basis is impressive, if not entirely reassuring.

But it doesn't - you learn to live with the wildlife, most of the dangerous stuff box jellies & crocs live in the far north.

"Some facts to consider..... Australia is the size of the US with the population the size of NYC."

Blue ring octopuses are so cute. Years ago we ordered an 'assorted" octopus from a wholesaler. A cute little brown baby octopus showed up about the size of a quarter, then all of a sudden something startled it and it got these beautiful blue rings all over its body. My boss and I looked at each other and pretty…

The Brazilian Wandering Spider may have a slightly more deadly bite that causes priapism as well as severe pain:

I gotta go with The Brown Recluse as the scariest damn spider in the US.
Having lived in the Cali Desert and New Orleans I've witnessed the destruction these tiny monsters can wreak on a person.
It's just freaking awful.
People lose limbs, get insanely sick, and occasionally die should it's liquid evil enter your blood…

I think we should appreciate how many of these are in Australia...

Addition:

Get these mother fucking snakes off my mother fucking plane.

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Specially since you could possibly be swimming or diving when those symptoms hit.

Deadly, but adorable!

I'm wondering if there are any bioweapon implications in the use of the venomous creatures. Aside from the difficulties in finding venomous spiders, what's to stop a terrorist from harvesting a bunch and releasing them in some populated areas (sports fans, be sure to look under your seats, kind of thing).

A lot of them come from Australia!

ctrl*f "Australia"

The Blue Ringed Octopus isn't just one of the most deadly but it is definitely one of the smallest on this list, maxing out at around 100 grams for certain species.

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