Americans React to 10 Reasons Not To Visit Australia ( Aussie Reacts )

[@KarinMaka]

The common name for the plant is the Gympie-Gympie, (aka, the suicide plant since it's so painful). If you brush up against it, there are tiny poison barbs on the leaves that get injected into your skin and trigger an intense allergic reaction in its victims, sometimes even causing anaphylactic shock. The sting can cause excruciating, debilitating pain for months or even flare up after YEARS; people have variously described it as feeling like they are being burned by acid, electrocuted, or squashed by giant hands.

[@bestfit]

Sorry Miles, we'd love to help you learn the lingo by spelling aussie with "zees" but we can't because the Australian alphabet doesn't contain any letter called "zee". We do have a "zed" but definitely no "zee".

[@JayWhy1964]

We have a plant that is in the nettle family, called the gympie-gympie. I'll let you research it, but it's a painful, nasty plant you don't want to touch. Luckily, only found in remote locations up north.

[@wobbyenna]

Hasn’t it caused people to kill themselves because of the pain?

[@darkshine5]

john the plant is found all down the queensland coast now, it actually originated from the Gympie area hence the name we have heaps of them down here in the south burnett

[@JayWhy1964]

@@darkshine5 Hi Julius, have you ever had the misfortune of touching it?

[@darkshine5]

@@JayWhy1964 nah mate was taught as a young lad to stay away. lots or stinging nettle stings but

[@queenslander954]

Wobby Enna Heeeeey .. maybe we could send one to Trump.

[@carolynmck6046]

Hope your families are safe with the tornado, very sad, we Aussies are thinking of you all xx

[@dutchroll]

I think they're talking about the gympie-gympie tree which you only find in tropical rainforests in the north of the country. Ironically this is also the only place you'll find cassowaries (and they're rare enough to be listed as an endangered species). Hardly a reason not to visit as your chances of ever encountering these two things are very remote!

[@AnimalLover-yy1ml]

you could also mention stinging nettles, which are found in pretty much every rainforest.... but like, you just make sure you know what they look like and they're easy to avoid.... or wear long sleeves.... and even when they do sting you, they hurt maybe a little more than a green ant bite?? you're not going to die and they don't have the effects of poison ivy

[@MsOzigal]

@@AnimalLover-yy1ml seriously? so unimportant in the scheme of things...

[@AnimalLover-yy1ml]

@@MsOzigal ye ik..... but like.... americans are scared coming here because they're scared of the spiders so they may as well be aware of stinging nettles lol

[@MsOzigal]

@@AnimalLover-yy1ml fair enough lol

[@lanceisaac8968]

90% agree. But Cassowaries where I live it's a pain cause there everywhere, they walk around streets and God fabid you hit one with a car everyone looses there minds even tho there's thousands and there to confident and don't care how close they get to you

[@cariaus3758]

I've lived in Australia all my life and I've never been caught in a rip, never come across a snake, Cassowary or Dingo. The only legit one on this list is the spiders. We have thousands of beautiful beaches, just swim between the flags and you'll be right!

[@talktechmom5494]

Lol you must be young, I have experienced all those things in Queensland ✌️

[@kaitlinmason465]

Cassowarys are only in a very small part of the country to be fair.

[@silenttitan416]

Have you ever left the suburbs?

[@silenttitan416]

Go into a rural area, none of that shit is rare

[@wobbyenna]

I nearly got bitten by a brown snake…not fun, life flashed before my eyes 😂

[@wrinkleburger9700]

I think the people that say there never seen the dangerous animals have never left the city I see snakes, goanas, spiders, kangaroos all of em every single day I've even been chased by brown snakes. People must be just walking through life blindly and not taking stuff in.

[@jedmorris9922]

Finally a real Aussie

[@personbot4586]

I live in Western Sydney, my mum found a red belly skin in the backyard a few days ago, not uncommon. My nephew saw a brown snake kill their dog. Could be mistaken but I've seen what looked like a komodo dragon at Lake Parramatta.

[@vulturedrawz]

This!!! I live around disband and even I see stuff like that every day. My school is a home for kangaroos and SO MANY (So so so many) funnel webs (everywhere) we had a huge python 3 times appear in the oval, and a few brown snakes.

[@carolynmck6046]

OK I have to admit I've been in a rip, have seen dingoes on Fraser Island, saw a cassowary in the bush up north Queensland, of course spiders which are no drama and yes a few snakes and been stung by a jellyfish believe it or not on the Gold Coast!!! but hey if you leave them all alone in general you are fine..... been to beautiful Fiji but hey our beaches blitz it , especially Whitehaven beach and the beaches in western Australia:-)

[@markjessop7503]

I've been watching isac Butterfield for a few years now he's my kind of funny do more on him

[@melissaperkins4303]

@The Commodity... unrelated to the video but I just wanted to send my heartfelt condolences to everyone affected by the recent tornadoes. I hope you guys were safe in Texas.

[@kathmills9168]

We have crocodiles about 10 minutes down the road in the creek🇦🇺

[@au.outlaw70]

I've encountered many cassowarys in my time, they're scary but they're pretty quick to flee. I've only had to shoot one once. Most of the time they'll get out of your way without you even knowing they were there in the first place.

[@leandabee]

New Zealand don't have snakes, the stinging plant usually found in tropical areas. Brazil is 15,500 kms away from us, so yeah nah, not close at all 🤣. The Buttsman really is so funny and tells truth😃

[@feroxranger]

NZ have the nastiest stinging plant of all Ongaonga that will paralyse, blind and kill you.

[@shiyoushi5778]

The stinging brush is real, it has a stupid name, "Gympie Gympie"... I went bushwalking near Milla Milla falls on the Atherton Tablelands and there were warning signs up not to touch the plant, or even brush up against or disturb the fallen leaves from it as that could send it's little spines floating through the air and the last thing you want is to breathe those in! Went actively looking for cassowaries at Mission Beach (pretty much the only place in Australia they are now) and didn't see a single one - they're pretty rare sadly.

[@suzanneholmes8612]

To avoid rips you swim between the flags, and/learn to recognise visual signs...most tourists drown in rips or rock fishing because they don't know about them..do you travel home work..talk to locals. Cassowaries are nasty but only in upper Queensland rainforests

[@bernadettelanders7306]

American guns would frighten me more than anything we have here.

[@izukumidoriya8600]

agreed

[@Dragonz-Neek]

I'm Australian and I was caught in a rip years ago but I was swimming at a beach that was unpatrolled, but I'm a strong swimmer so I got myself out of it...I've seen a red-bellied Blake snake whilst out walking my dog in bushland and ive also come across an eastern brown snake whilst out horseriding with my son in the bush...as for cassowarys I'm pretty sure the wild ones are only found in the Queensland rainforests....as for spiders we used to have female funnel web holes all over our front yard, only seen one of them...only seen one redback spider...[the biggest insect I've ever come across was a spider wasp...it was massive, called spider wasps because they inject a living spider with their eggs which hatch inside the spider and the larvae feed on it until it dies, Google it and see how big these wasps are, anyway one made its way into my kitchen and got tangled up in the curtain, I sprayed it until it died but I have never been so scared in my life] He's right most Australians don't have houses with basements...spiders are likely to be found in garden sheds and shit...dingos are not in all areas, Fraser island and the wilderness outback areas in Northern Territory, QLD, WA and SA...the Tasmanian Tiger is extinct and if it wasn't, they'd only be found in Tasmania...dunno why ants are on the list...every continent on earth has ants...it's called stinging nettle and again I'm sure that every continent with rainforests would have it...wild alligators are not found in Australia unless they are brought in specifically for zoos and wildlife parks...we have fresh and saltwater crocodiles...again, he is right that is a Komodo Dragon only found in Indonesian islands...again if there is Komodo dragons in Australia, they are in zoos not running around wild...closest lizard we have to that is the goanna...found in bushland and usually picnic areas where they will harrass people for food, and if they don't get it they will get inside picnic baskets and any where else they know food is kept and eat it, making a mess of all your stuff...they can be dangerous because they are forceful and have no fear of humans...children should be kept away from them

[@tropicaussie4572]

I live in Queensland , and I come across snakes regularly where I live . Venomous snakes I leave alone , Pythons are fine and I can remove them by picking them up gently . They are generally docile and can make nice pets .

[@waderattray9210]

I believe they are talking about the Gympie Gympie plans which has caused people to commit suicide due to the pain

[@julianaFinn]

You really MUST check out more Issac Butterfield. He's not only hilarious, but his content is so good. 👌

[@Mummasheltonmakes]

I’ve recommended some to them!!

[@punkizm]

He’s an awful human being WHY

[@Erizedd]

Gotta agree - Isaac is awesome. Funny and actually uses common sense.

[@Bl00pKnowsNothing]

@@punkizm how-

[@kilometre_]

shame he stopped talking about australia and now he’s spewing political bullshit ☹️ i rely on his old videos

[@brettevill9055]

The "stinging brush" would be either Gympie-gympie or a giant stinging tree. Maybe shiny-leafed stinging tree. Gympie-gympie is tropical, but giant stinging trees you get as far south as Tathra, and shiny-leafed stinging trees down to the Wollemi National Park, which is just north of Sydney. And to be honest, it's pretty bad news to run into one. If you are on a bushwalk in Eastern Australia, don't touch the leaves that look like huge stinging nettles, because they are huge stinging nettles. There are stories of people killing themselves to stop the pain. And horses have been by shock from the pain. But it is usually not that bad. One time about thirty-five years ago I was told a story by a marriage celebrant I knew. Two tourists had met and fallen in love on a guided tour, and they decided to come back to Australia to get married at a very pretty little spot called "Hole in the Wall" that is now in Carrai National Park (I think it was Carrai State Forest then). They flew their entire families out from some other country that shall remain nameless, and the bride's father and brother went to take a look at the selected site a couple of days in advance. And they decided that it was too gloomy under the rainforest canopy, so they hires a chainsaw and cut down six trees to let some light in. Which were stinging-trees. Everyone at the wedding copped a dose, and my friend the celebrant was not at all happy when he told me about it. None of them died.

[@Maudie-Harrison2023]

So in Australia we have 140 land snakes and around 34 sea snake species so around 174 types of snakes but around 100 of them are a venomous species of snakes but only 12 out of 100 are most likely to kill you. For spiders we have we have 10,000 species of those. In Australia only 2700, in 500 genera and 78 families so the estimated about of species is 10,00 but as for venomous we have around 5 that are venomous that’s right most of them are harmless and don’t really bite unless you provoke them as for deadly spiders there are only 2 that can kill you here in Australia. Yes we do have the most deadliest spider in the world the Sydney funnel web spider yeah we also may have the most deadliest snake in the world the island taipan as for venomous animals we are rank 3 with 66 venomous species second is Brazil with 79 the number one is Mexico with 80 venomous animals. Most of these animals tend to live in the middle of our beautiful country so in the desert part where most people tend to live near the beaches and main city’s. Fun fact to end this there is around 12,000 beaches in Australia if you visit a new beach every day in Australia it would take you over 32 years to see them all. BYEEEEEEEE ❤

[@ozidanni]

The stinging brush, stinging nettle, I had to google it. I never even heard of it before. Apparently, "A commonly recommended first-aid treatment is to use depilatory wax or sticky tape to remove the hairs." No way that's worse than Poison Ivy. I never had to learn any rhyme to know what leaves not to touch as a kid. The Komodo Dragon, I wonder if the person had been thinking of Goannas? I don't think I've EVER heard of someone being attacked by a Goanna, but they are related to the Komodo Dragon. Update: He did say, "perentie", so he's just put the wrong monitor lizard in the visual. Perentie is indeed in Australia, native to the desert area (Where, if a tourist is lost there, they got worse problems than a goanna.) it is, "the largest monitor lizard native to Australia. It is the fourth-largest living lizard on earth, after the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor, and the crocodile monitor." The Perentie, "can grow up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long, although the typical length is around 1.7 to 2.0 m (5 ft 7 in to 6 ft 7 in) and weigh up to 15 kg (33 lb)-maximum weight can be over 20 kg (44 lb)." and all of this came from Wiki, because I've only seen one wild Goanna one one time only ever, it was a giant Lace Monitor, snoozing by a pool at a hotel, bothering no one. BUT, wikipedia's photo of a Perentie comes from a zoo in.. Dallas, Texas!

[@davidjohnpaul333]

In Oz, your names are Phezza & Milesy....Well we only have 10,700 beaches & Whitehaven Beach in Qld was voted best beach in the world 2021....so...

[@Arnold_X3]

Phezz has the Australian Southern twang going..lol

[@darkshine5]

I live near an area called the Bunya Mountains we have introduced European stinging nettle and native gympie gympie plants otherwise known as suicide trees ya want to avoid them at all costs the pain said to be like acid burning your skin and the initial pain can last up to 3 weeks or more and you will have pain in the effected area for many years afterwards. Plenty of snakes and wild dogs where I am like he says leave the snake alone and dingoes are pretty much extinct in most area du to the bounty on them................ I wont hesitate to put a lead injection into wild dog but especially if they are lost pig dogs

[@dee-smart]

STINGING BRUSH: Dendrocnide moroides, commonly known in Australia as the stinging tree, stinging bush or gympie-gympie, is a plant in the nettle family Urticaceae found in rainforest areas of Malesia and Australia. It is notorious for its extremely painful and long-lasting sting. The common name gympie-gympie comes from the language of the indigenous Gubbi Gubbi people of south-eastern Queensland.

[@bathurstsw20]

As an Aussie I’ve only ever seen 2 wild snakes in my whole life 🥲 it’s pretty overhyped to be fair

[@debmccudden242]

You guys should try Isaac's 10 reasons not to visit Australia it was a response to this vid

[@karnovtalonhawk9708]

cassowary are dangerous birds, but they dont attack on site and are found in only a few places in the far northern parts of australia. they take tourists to see the things. they are a pretty much prehistoric throwback. they can be aggressive and have a 5-8 inch toe on the inside of there foot that is like a long stabbing implement. they leap up thrust into you and let gravity do the rest. but nothing to be scared is coming to get you

[@Makafaka909]

I hate to break it to you but we do not have ostrich’s in Australia we have emus and kangaroos don’t roam around in our neighbourhood plus quick sand is very rare where ever you are in the world

[@TattooedAussieChick]

We don’t have Ostriches 😂😂😂 I think you mean Emus (pronounced eeem-you)

[@arthurwarner4769]

The stinging brush is the Gympie Gympie plant. Also known as the suicide plant as at least one person has committed suicide do to the pain. The pain is described as being electrocuted and burnt at the same time. Can take years for the pain to stop.

[@nessotty9790]

Top 25 venomous snakes Australia has 21. Snake Island is off the coast of Brazil. When I lived in the bush we seen them everywhere but in the city I have seen snakes and 1 in the shopping centre near me which I took it out and put it in a container and released it in the bush it was only a tree snake. You know when we are going to have heaps of rain is when the ants start coming inside. Dendrocnide moroides, commonly known in Australia as the gympie-gympie, is a plant in the nettle family Urticaceae found in rainforest areas of Malesia and Australia. It is notorious for its extremely painful and long-lasting sting.

[@brendanleonhard3074]

To kill a spider weapon of choice, use a Thong, the foot type not underwear.

[@novamorgan8549]

The Gympie Gympie is also called the suicide tree. It has silica hairs all over them and even the slightest contact can embed the hairs into you and the pain is long lasting and excutiating. Breathing in the hairs is a whole nother sort of torture

[@julianstephens5361]

Cassowaries live in a tiny part of the tropical north east of Australia. They are critically endangered. I lived in that region for 10 years and saw one, once.

[@NETFREIGHTSERVICESQUEENSLAND]

Large reptiles Crocodiles are large reptiles found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. They are members of the order Crocodilia, which also includes caimans, gharials and alligators. There are 13 species of crocodiles, so there are many different sizes of crocodile. The smallest crocodile is the dwarf crocodile.

[@56music64]

Of the 25 deadly snakes in the world Australia has 20, the most of any country. Australia also has the deadliest spider in the world, the Sydney Funnel-web spider. We have Gympie Gympie tree, which has fine haired leaves, which is so painful when stung, that some people reported they actually felt like killing themselves. The fine hairs can also be ingested causing all sorts of problems for its victims. Only one person has been killed by the Gympie Gympie tree. Yes and Australia does not have basements, we have mainly houses on concrete slabs, or short or long stumps which we call high set homes or two storey homes which are self-explanatory. Love Isaac he is so irreverent and a ridiculous Australian, which is thankfully, quite common

[@jelinasnow1604]

Lol those Unpatrolled beaches are the most beautiful

[@SuperBliss79]

I actually suggested this video to you last night. You guys would have no doubt already done and edited the video, so great minds think alike hahah. Also, stretch out your hand so you can see the entire span of it. That’s the size of Australian Huntsman spider. They’re completely harmless but scare the absolute shit out of you when they suddenly appear on your bathroom wall, or in your shoes. Slang for snakes is ‘nope rope’, coz nope, not going near it.

[@cgkennedy]

Cassowary is a tropical rainforest bird. We don*t have ostriches, we have emus.They are slightly smaller than ostriches.

[@rudyshots]

Errr.. Miles, so we found your doppelgänger 😂, try imagining that guy in the video with glasses 😂

[@IzzyGraceBeauty]

Okay 😂 the beaches thing. I literally live in a bay and the beach is amazing and can be swam in all year round 😂

[@thatdudeinasuit5422]

I'm 27 years old and I've never once seen any poisonous snakes outside a zoo I've seen kangaroos out in the bush and a couple in outer suburbs that made local news. The most poisonous spiders I've seen are Red Backs on a rare occasion. I've never seen a Casowarry cos I don't live in the tiny part (proportionately) of the country where Cassowaries actually live.

[@kimlaudadio5400]

I live in far north Queensland (Cairns) where there are heaps of dangerous snake have seen 2 in 25yrs I have lived here. They feel you coming and take off. Ohh we do have a large carpet snake in our shed, because they eat the mice. But are scared of us.

[@staceybunny73]

Miles I'm happy to show you around Australia 🥰

[@The_Feral_Koala]

I ran over a brown snake with my lawn mower the other week... 🤣🤣🤣

[@MillicentNankivelldotcom]

Spiders are savage little beasts. Snakes can appear anywhere here, but are less likely in urban spaces. We get them occasionally where I am (outer-suburbia/semi-rural Melbourne) but I’m more likely to encounter them when bushwalking or visiting my relatives farms, or in the north of the country. On the east coast at least, Queensland is the place to be for things like snakes 😅 most snakes here are pretty shy though, so if you keep your distance, you’ll be fine. I’ve never seen a wild Cassowary before, or a wild croc for that matter, even with my travels north. But you’re more likely to encounter a croc than a cassowary, and more likely to be made a meal by a croc too. Cassowaries are savage though. So are emus though. I got chased down by one as a child and that was scary and required intervention 😩

[@gitakahn4993]

ok, I cant speack for the majority here, but I am born,bred, raised in australia. I grew up running barefoot around a small farm . My older brother carried a small hatchet he used to kill snakes near/ in the old watertank we played in and had a hip flask of vinegar and a cloth belt along with leather belt ( like a kids utility belt. This was in the 1960's and we were too young for school. When I grew up and moved into town /city (Brisbane was a big country town back then) I never saw anyone panic over spiders or other creepy crawlies until high school and there were more imigrant children. We just learned young not to panic and how to deal with it and it was just how we lived no big deal.

[@traceymarshall7991]

Love Issac Butterfield - great comedian and the best Aussie to tell it like it is!! lmao 🙂

[@davidbent880]

Hi boys- Cassowaries are found in the tropical north of Australia and in New Guinea- and no you don't see kangaroos in urban areas - on the rural outskirts- YES- love your work

[@Jim-lv6jc]

We don’t have ostriches in Australia. But we do have Emu’s

[@carolynmck6046]

Hey have to translate something for you, your faces looked puzzled.....when he said all Aussies are mad c##ts, he meant crazy fun awesome people ..... 😉 yes that C word amongst guys can be used as a compliment lol

[@royalnoob1864]

I didn’t know what quick sand was till abt 7

[@leepannett2086]

G'day mate's. Bloody love the Aussie content. Just pronounce it as Ozzie, you'll have it in the bag then. Cheers.

[@teillukashow]

I'd say there would be 100s spiders every 20 feet neatly everywhere in aus many very small but interesting 🤔. I mean I live on a creek there would have to be 1000>10000 sometimes and the big netting ones in Tasmania that covers the whole farms like our cattle spiders

[@mindyg7064]

Oh, no, boys, that 'stinging brush' they're referring to is SO much worse than any poison ivy you've ever touched... They're talking about the gympie-gympie tree, which is similar to poison ivy in that you rub against it and get the hairs embedded in your skin... HOWEVER, the gympie is not nicknamed the 'su*cide tree' without good reason. The pain is so intense people have begged for death. Horses who rub against it throw themselves off cliffs. And the pain lasts weeks to months, but can also flare up again randomly years later. I knew someone who experienced it and he described it like having acid poured on the area while electric ants crawled through his veins. He also had a reddish, keloid patch on his skin years after.

[@tukicat1399]

Perenties live in the outback... We swam in the Kimberlies where one was sharing the water hole with us.

[@daxhogno9595]

Fun fact… there are about 40,000 spiders per/acre on average in Australia. Mostly harmless though. There are only 3 to look out for Funnel webs… all of them haha. Red backs White tails.

[@greganderson4897]

Are we all going to ignore that old mate said Brazil is fairly close to Australia?

[@mrsfreddo]

Yep, check the Atlas fellas🤭

[@grahamejohn6847]

I have the perfect cure for spiders, I step on them or spray them with insect spray . Problem solved. You gotta love Isaac he is so Aussie lol.

[@shaz464]

I don’t know anyone who has found a snake in their house. We don’t have rips where I live. I’m much more frightened of mice than spiders. Never seen a dingo, croc, or cassowary except in zoos. Just wear sun block when out in the sun. And if you like a sausage and onion in bread just go to one of our many Bunnings Hardware stores. They are delicious. This Aussie has nothing to complain about ❤️🇦🇺❤️🇦🇺❤️🇦🇺

[@mareky1234]

G’day Guys. You’re getting better with the Ocker accent, but still a little way to go. Just think of the supper shortened nickname for Australia, and that’s Oz, start with that when you say Aussie, and don’t drag it out so much, just a tad shorter will help. Now in regards to suggestions, you’ve seen a lot of the typical Australian deadly creatures videos, that are usually made by Yanks and other foreigners, and are just as trustworthy as your typical Politician, especially when it comes to getting all the facts right, as they usually blow certain facts all out of proportion. This video is a perfect example (and done by a Pom for a change). So here is an example of a series of funny Australian Science videos, that are short, entertaining, factual and funny. Produced and presented by Aussies. It’s called “How Deadly”, and it investigates just how dangerous some of our stuff really is. And I will start you off with one particular spider that gets a very bad rap, but is actually harmless (mostly), as it’s non aggressive to humans (you REALLY have to try hard, to get bitten by one of these). In fact they are actually good to have around the house, even if it gets a little freaky. And the spider in question is the fabled massive “Huntsman Spider”, but having said that, they aren’t all big, as this vid will show you, but they can be (a lot bigger). Even so, just look at the size of the spider that deals with the dead mouse. The Presenter really has a laugh at the antics of some the videos, so it’s hoping you will too. But In regards to the Cassowary, yes they are actually VERY. dangerous as they can easily disembowel you, and they are very aggressive. BUT. They are are in far North Queensland, out in the bush. So only a VERY small percentage of people will ever see one. And you actually have to get close to them first, they don’t hunt you down. So if you get hurt, it’s your own fault. I know you guys are learning, and are making an effort, so to help with that, we have Emu’s Not Ostriches. Therefore the “How Deadly” series of videos will really help you guys get some decent facts for once, as well as the correct pronunciation on certain words, as most of these foreign based Vids are usually quite hopeless (just check out the various comments in such vids regarding how they f*ck up trying to say Emu). I promise you, This science channel is funny, and informative, it will most definitely give you “the good oil” ( fair dinkum/truthful info). It will give you a good source of content, and I seriously doubt it will get blocked, especially if you give the appropriate credits etc. as the whole purpose of that channel (Australian public broadcaster, i.e. the ABC) is for education. The Gimpie Gimpie bush is also called the suicide tree. It’s extremely painful, and the pain can last for months even years. But it’s also in the far North Queensland and far from the general population. Fire Ants are a new invasive species. But our Bull Ants are worse. And the “Jack Jumper” Ant In Tasmania is even worse than them, they can kill due to severe allergic reaction. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGPNeH5ro86Ee6M It’s Australian tradition to take the piss out of the Poms (i.e. exclusively the English, not the British as a whole), and it’s traditional for the Poms to do the same, so it wouldn’t surprise me if this wasn’t initially meant as such, but it’s info is dangerously inaccurate. So that’s a fail, but they are Poms after all.

[@DEAD1Y78]

We call it stinging nettle in Australia

[@AldarionErendis]

Ok, I've lived in the suburbs of Sydney all my life (38yrs) & never had an issue with snakes. Only time I've seen one is camping(but they run away), or in a zoo. Plenty of huntsman which are harmless, except when it surprises you while your driving down the highway. Lots of redback spiders but only outside hidden under objects left alone for too long. I did have to rescue a bluetongue lizard which tried to find water in our laundry room. Had a picnic with a large goanna, pictures with a dingo and given emus, kangaroos a feed. Hell no to cassowaries! Their feet are like a dinosaurs. Always wear sunscreen, our sunlight has a little extra bite and swim between the flags, you'll be right.

[@NETFREIGHTSERVICESQUEENSLAND]

Brazil According to 2 sources Known as Snake Island, the viper-infested Ilha da Queimada Grande sits in the Atlantic Ocean about 90 miles off the coast of southeastern Brazil. Flickr CommonsAn aerial view of Brazil’s Ilha da Queimada Grande, better known as Snake Island.

[@CoffinSplutter]

“Brazil and Australia are so close to each other” ahahahaha

[@arfyseal]

On the spider subject check this link out this is fairly common but the spider involved isnt dangerous except for the fright and potential of an accident . kzbin.info/www/bejne/h57Lh4Ofost2b6M

[@NETFREIGHTSERVICESQUEENSLAND]

Scientific Name Varanus giganteus Size up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long Weight 20 kg (44 lb) Diet Birds, small mammals, and other reptiles Location Great Dividing Range The Perentie is the largest monitor lizard in Australia. It can be found in the arid region of Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. However, Perenties are very difficult to discove

[@carolinejanssen9034]

Love him. We have the best beaches, cassowary are up north. I have never seen them. Snakes and spiders they are more scared of us than we are of them, we have the 2 deaths a year for snakes we are quite low. Other countries have more death of snakes or spiders, we don’t have basements in Australia, dingos have now breeded with normal dogs so they are more feral, cane toads in Queensland are everywhere they are a pest, our country is one of a kind. More people want to move here every year because if our relaxed attitude, we love travelling we work to travel. It’s such a big country. March flies bite they are annoying when your hiking, are you guys planning to come here.

[@ricsimmons2003]

stinging brush would be Gympie-Gympie and it can be real nasty

[@rafaelandres23]

Because we are so close to Brazil?! Fkn wot

[@hduishb9641]

SNAKE ISLAND IS NEAR PERTH AND ROTTNEST. ITS ACTUALLY CALLED CARNAC ISLAND. I have been near there on my boat. It has many snakes. But its also home to sea lions and dolphins overall its beautiful you are only allowed to go there during the day. There are about 400 snakes there and not many of them are fatal. The question is how did they get there but the theory around my area is..a man named Rocky Vane dumped his snakes on the island after his wife was bitten and died

[@RinN3-.]

😂😂🤣 “we’re not a couple !”

[@Josh_JKL]

Cassowary's are the most dangerous birds in the world, but the are only found in far North Queensland. We do have the deadliest Spider in the world (Sydney Funnel Web) and I believe between 10 and 12 of the top 15 most venomous snakes in the world (depending on the list you read). But I was born in Australia and lived here for 35yrs. I've seen 3 snakes in the wild and none came near me. The 'Stinging Brush' I am guessing they were talking about Gympie-Gympie (type of Stinging Nettle) and is probably the most dangerous thing on this list so look that up. It has been called the most painful plant in the world. The pain in some cases has been said to last for over a year! Some people killed themselves due to not being able to handle the pain. Yet again, only found in Queensland Lastly, that was a Komodo Dragon, but Perentie's are real, they are the 4th largest lizard in the world, but barely anyone ever sees them as they are mostly found in barren, desert areas in the middle of the country), They also rarely attack and wont do much damage

[@-sandman4605]

Gympie Gympie plant very painful plant & the pain can last up to 12 months. ✌😎

[@Jeni10]

Snakes are protected in Australia in order to maintain the balance of nature such as their consumption of mice and rats.

[@Sinbad_Bay]

You mentioned Thylacines. It's a tie between them and platypus as the animals that break all the rules.

[@joannemurdock7899]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏to everyone In Kentucky! Those horrific tornados! 🙏🙏🙏🙏💕💙💜🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@lucidsnakedreams2045]

In the pilbara we have the deadly king brown snake. They've killed more dogs than people. I only move them when I have to. I do gardening

[@56music64]

No the Cassowary is very dangerous, but exists in only one area of Australia, northern Queensland, they will disembowel you with its clawed feet

[@taipan801]

Oz doesn't have anything as bad as poison oak. it has some stinging nettles but only around the NSW/QLD border for a few 100kms and they no worse than a wasp sting.

[@underratedsandwich4523]

You should watch Garn Academy, the guys hilarious and very culturally accurate. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@bethreilly4483]

I haven't laughed so much for ages....I'm 67 year old Aussie & have only seen a cassowary at the zoo...thank you for sharing.

[@Dr_KAP]

Cassowaries are only found up near Port Douglas so if you haven’t been there you wouldn’t have seen them !!

[@jeffwagner8576]

I've also seen a cassowary in the zoo on the Gold Coast. Flaeys Wildlife and Fauna centre.

[@Dr_KAP]

@@jeffwagner8576 oh yes sorry about that- I meant in the Wild. They have them at several zoos even in NSW.

[@robellisdonphotography7289]

Look Up Inland Taipan Or Coastal Taipan, Brown Snake, Tiger Snake, Bull Ants Or The Tasmanian Jack Jumper Ant. As for Fire ants, never see them in over 50 years living in Australia

[@georgecurrenti]

Yes we do have dangerous creatures here, but it’s not a problem if you educate yourself and leave the creatures alone. I had an experience when driving a car, I lowered the sun visor down, and a big Huntsman spider dropped on my lap… 😬. I know they are harmless, but it did freak me out. At least in Australia we don’t have anything that is trying to eat you, like; bears, wolfs, or mountain lions.

[@Deconstruction_Administrator]

Perentie live in the desert and eat smaller lizards. They're basically an overgrown goanna, and nowhere near as large as a komodo dragon.

[@cybelsia]

I would just say beware Butterfield has some out there ideas. So always make sure you are comfortable with everything he said before you upload anything with him in it.

[@lucas.2.3.9.4]

what ideas does he have that are "out there"?

[@jessann5581]

Perenti is another word for a goanna. So yes they do exist here in Australia and native to Australia.

[@gaiapurpure]

On the subject of spiders, there is an episode of Peppa Pig that is banned in Australia because the message of the episode is not to be scared of spiders because they won't hurt you. A fair and valid thing to teach your kids in the UK, maybe. Not in Australia, where, similar to our snake situation, we have some of the most dangerous and venomous spiders in the world.

[@kimberlee1732]

Snakes and spiders aren't "everywhere" here. I've live in a nature reserve in Australia for 11 years.....never seen a snake.

[@Palerax]

The cassowary are the heavies in the Emu army.

[@greghansell5115]

giant stinging trees...I've never brushed my skin against the leaves of one of those...luckily

[@Waitomo64]

I like him a lot.. Very funny guy... I have seen lots of snakes even in Sydney... Yeah but not where you expect... Out at Barden Ridge when the PCYC had motorbike events... all of my 3 kids went and leant to ride there and competed... We rode over to Heathcote road too. I saw a black snake jump at one of them as they get cranky... I rode dirt bikes in the Blue Mountains... I know most of the tracks. OK. snakes out there.. just need to be aware...brown snakes, red bellies... Spiders.. yes. Red backs in the garage and in my boots out the front. Just tip them upside down and bang them together or don't leave them out the front... brown snakes at my mates house in Blacktown because his son kept birds. Wrong. Don't have a big cage of birds and expect nothing to happen... It's a learning experience. If you don't learn. You are very STUPID...

[@mikeyhau]

Cassowaries? Last year I spent about 10 days in what might be called cassowary country in far north Queensland. I really, really wanted to see some cassowaries. Finally on my second-last day, I saw ONE cassowary. Most Aussies would not have seen even one.

[@SandraLemming]

hahaha stinging bush you don't want to know where my mind went to when that part of the video came up... but yes Australia has things like cactus, thistles and a few other sharp spiny plants but the bush they are referring to is called the Gympie-Gympie plant and here is a funny real short vid of an aussie pronounced (ozze) dude who purposely touched the plant so you can see the effects. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3_ThmyoetyrjNE

[@NETFREIGHTSERVICESQUEENSLAND]

I lived in Australia all my life and drive all over it all time being a truck driver , and i cant remember seeing a snake for years

[@shanedorival3177]

The only thing on the list I hate is spiders. Especially the Huntsman. I have way too many horror stories about them growing up. I’d consider burning the house down just so I didn’t have to go near them….. yep I hate them that much lol

[@liambruh4678]

Ive never seen a basement in aus either